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High School: 9th Grade
abrupt     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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atrophy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
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celebrity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
a widely known person; the state of being well known
change something into another form; transform
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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compel     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
provide written evidence; record in detail
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contribute     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
provide; bestow a quality on
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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dismiss     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
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emerge     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
come into prominence; spring up; appear
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famine     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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shortage of food; starvation
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
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focus     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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guileless     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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free from deceit; sincere; honest
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
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inept     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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interpret     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
achieve or accomplish; gain
provide written evidence; record in detail
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
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marine     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
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ozone     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
act of searching for something
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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precursor     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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ally; form a group or unite
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
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raillery     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
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ruin     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
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scamper     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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make sure or certain; insure; assure
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
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stench     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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person with discriminating taste in food and wine
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
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trek     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
lack of trust or confidence
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
confederate; partner; collaborator
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