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High School: 9th Grade
abrupt     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
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attain     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
achieve or accomplish; gain
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
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celebrity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
a widely known person; the state of being well known
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
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confederate     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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ally; form a group or unite
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
act that violates of the rules of a sport
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dainty     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
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detain     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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moisten; lessen in force or effect
connect or join together; combine
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
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elude     Speak
 
(7)
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provide written evidence; record in detail
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
provide; bestow a quality on
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establish     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
set up or found; build
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
lower in spirits; press down
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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frail     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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physically weak; easily broken
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
careful about money; economical
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
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gradual     Speak
 
(10)
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not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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implore     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
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jeopardy     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
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neutral     Speak
 
(13)
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unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
difficult to handle or manage
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
impartial; not supporting one side over another
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outmoded     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
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quixotic     Speak
 
(16)
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idealistic without regard to practicality
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
thick; crowded closely together; compact
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
late; delayed; moving slowly
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ruin     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
consider; think about carefully; weigh
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skeptic     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
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strive     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
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unruly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
of or relating to nonmilitary life
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
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