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High School: 9th Grade
antique     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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any substance used to make soil more fertile
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
change something into another form; transform
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assault     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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protection; exemption from normal legal duties
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
a physical attack; onslaught
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
lack of knowledge or education
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blunt     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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compel     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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recover; find and bring in; get back
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
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decipher     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
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diminish     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
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effective     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
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fascinating     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
capable of arousing and holding the attention
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fiber     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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lack of trust or confidence
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
improper use or handling; misuse
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gourmet     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
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immunity     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
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lecture     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
release of property or person in return for payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
act of searching for something
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
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massive     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
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peninsula     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
request for help; excuse or pretext
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poverty     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
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raillery     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
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retain     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
consider; think about carefully; weigh
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scrumptious     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
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strive     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
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tremor     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
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