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High School: 9th Grade
anguish     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
a tiny piece of anything
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
field covered with grass; meadow
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apt     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
late; delayed; moving slowly
idealistic without regard to practicality
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
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captive     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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someone who has given long service
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
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compel     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
find or declare guilty
engage the services of; put to work; apply
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
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crafty     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
existing or occurring before something else
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
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dissolve     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
narrate or tell; count over again
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
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emerge     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
come into prominence; spring up; appear
engage the services of; put to work; apply
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
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export     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
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frail     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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distinguished from others in excellence
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
physically weak; easily broken
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
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fuss     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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shortage of food; starvation
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
breaking of contract or duty
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ignorance     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
lack of knowledge or education
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
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jagged     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
late; delayed; moving slowly
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
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marine     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
most outstanding; highest; superior
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particle     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
a tiny piece of anything
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
inflammation of the lungs
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
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rampant     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
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rejoice     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
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solitary     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
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terrific     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
careful about money; economical
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
practical and functional, not just for show
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tidy     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
distinguished from others in excellence
without money; poor; penniless
being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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