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High School: 9th Grade
anticipate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
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apt     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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free from deceit; sincere; honest
reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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chant     Speak
 
(3)
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
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circumference     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
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degrade     Speak
 
(5)
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achieve or accomplish; gain
reduce level; lower grade of something
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
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desire     Speak
 
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n.  
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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
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
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endanger     Speak
 
(7)
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
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facet     Speak
 
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n.  
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mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
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festive     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
difficult to handle or manage
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
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haven     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
shortage of food; starvation
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hostage     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
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inhibit     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
come into prominence; spring up; appear
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
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mishap     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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any article of clothing, as coat or gown
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
a widely known person; the state of being well known
ally; form a group or unite
unfortunate accident; bad luck
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overwhelm     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
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predicament     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
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propel     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
connect or join together; combine
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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rotate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
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scamper     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
achieve or accomplish; gain
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
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supervisor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
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uneasy     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
most outstanding; highest; superior
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
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