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High School: 9th Grade
affect     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
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attentive     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
completely lacking; barren or empty
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
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capable     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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most outstanding; highest; superior
having the ability required for a specific task
large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
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classify     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
continue; insist; persevere
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
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crisis     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
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detain     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
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dwell     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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narrate or tell; count over again
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
be superior; distinguish oneself
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ethnic     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
in or into a high place; high or higher up
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festive     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
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gait     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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hospitable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
most outstanding; highest; superior
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
careful about money; economical
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leniency     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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monotonous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
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omniscient     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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having total knowledge; knowing everything
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
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precursor     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
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quest     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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act of searching for something
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
lack of trust or confidence
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
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retreat     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
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shroud     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
breed; emerge from the egg
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
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tardy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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late; delayed; moving slowly
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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upheaval     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
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