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High School: 9th Grade
adversary     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
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attend     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
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boggle     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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commence     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
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cordial     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
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dismiss     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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provide written evidence; record in detail
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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effective     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to nonmilitary life
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
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epidemic     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
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foe     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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unfortunate accident; bad luck
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
any substance used to make soil more fertile
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
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gait     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
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imperturbable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
completely lacking; barren or empty
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linger     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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mistrust     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a tiny piece of anything
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
large extent of land; organized portion of country
lack of trust or confidence
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pasture     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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field covered with grass; meadow
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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portion     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
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qualify     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
continue; insist; persevere
extend out or project in space; stick out
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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retreat     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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unfortunate accident; bad luck
a widely known person; the state of being well known
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
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sincere     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
distinguished from others in excellence
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
idealistic without regard to practicality
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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stuffy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
capable of arousing and holding the attention
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
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trudge     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
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