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High School: 9th Grade
adversary     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
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atrophy     Speak
 
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n.  
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line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
request for help; excuse or pretext
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
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boggle     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
reduce level; lower grade of something
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
keep or confine within limits
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content     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
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cordial     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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gracious; showing warm and friendliness
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
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desire     Speak
 
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n.  
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warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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elude     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
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expletive     Speak
 
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n.  
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food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
act of searching for something
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
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ferocious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
impartial; not supporting one side over another
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gourmet     Speak
 
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n.  
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a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
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hectic     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
being in low spirits; depressed
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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lament     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
extend out or project in space; stick out
narrate or tell; count over again
disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
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marine     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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easily broken; having little elasticity
of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
impartial; not supporting one side over another
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permission     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
consent; approval to do something
large extent of land; organized portion of country
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
breed; emerge from the egg
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query     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
confederate; partner; collaborator
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
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retreat     Speak
 
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n.  
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large extent of land; organized portion of country
entire range; all notes in musical scale
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
tax on goods coming into a country
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scrumptious     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
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stench     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
lack of trust or confidence
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
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utilitarian     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
physically weak; easily broken
practical and functional, not just for show
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