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High School: 9th Grade
abrupt     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
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blossom     Speak
 
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n.  
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capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
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chant     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
breed; emerge from the egg
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
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classify     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
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crimson     Speak
 
(5)
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of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
without money; poor; penniless
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
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distribute     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
keep or confine within limits
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
hand out; disseminate; allocate
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effective     Speak
 
(7)
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full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
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facet     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
ally; form a group or unite
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
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flammable     Speak
 
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easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
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grove     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
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impecunious     Speak
 
(11)
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
having total knowledge; knowing everything
without money; poor; penniless
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longitude     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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journey organized for a particular purpose
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
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mere     Speak
 
(13)
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relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
physically weak; easily broken
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
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pasture     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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person with discriminating taste in food and wine
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
field covered with grass; meadow
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predicament     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
tax on goods coming into a country
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
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quench     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
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reinforce     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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continue; insist; persevere
occur at the same time as; correspond
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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scuffle     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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tardy     Speak
 
(19)
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offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
in or into a high place; high or higher up
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
late; delayed; moving slowly
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troublesome     Speak
 
(20)
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causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
difficult to handle or manage
free from deceit; sincere; honest
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