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High School: 9th Grade
appoint     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
include; surround on all sides; close in
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
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attain     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
achieve or accomplish; gain
compute; determine; estimate
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bluster     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
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conspicuous     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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deciduous     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
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discharge     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
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efficient     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
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fare     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
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finance     Speak
 
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n.  
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tax on goods coming into a country
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
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grumble     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
occur at the same time as; correspond
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
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hinge     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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justify     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
set up or found; build
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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myth     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
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oligarchy     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
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poverty     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
act that violates of the rules of a sport
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
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raillery     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
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rigid     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
capable of arousing and holding the attention
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
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sheathe     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
breed; emerge from the egg
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
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strategy     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
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vaccine     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
a person who defeats an enemy or opponent in competition; winner
line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
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