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High School: 9th Grade
affect     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
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assault     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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shortage of food; starvation
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
a physical attack; onslaught
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cargo     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
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commend     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
connect or join together; combine
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
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corral     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
breaking of contract or duty
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distress     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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elevate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
hand out; disseminate; allocate
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
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ensure     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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make sure or certain; insure; assure
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
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flammable     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
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gourmet     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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person with discriminating taste in food and wine
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
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implore     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
keep or confine within limits
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inflate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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upset; throw into confusion or disorder
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
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moisture     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
wetness caused by water
field covered with grass; meadow
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peer     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
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pesky     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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proliferate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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moisten; lessen in force or effect
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
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sanctuary     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
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sift     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
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strategy     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
any substance used to make soil more fertile
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
a physical attack; onslaught
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treacherous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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completely lacking; barren or empty
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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