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High School: 10th Grade
advocate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
provoke the hostility of; act in opposition to
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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appliance     Speak
 
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n.  
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any substance that produces cancer
the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates; axis; center
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
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barter     Speak
 
(3)
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support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
violate with violence, especially to sacred place
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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blight     Speak
 
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acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; approve; support
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
feel or express pity or sympathy for
carry from one place to another; bear or transport
bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
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confiscation     Speak
 
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n.  
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natural talent or aptitude; a special ability for doing something well
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
seizure by the government
translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
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debacle     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
sudden downfall; complete disaster
one who has legal title to something; owner
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
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dreadful     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
mild and pleasant; extremely foolish
very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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extirpate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
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furious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
husky; muscular and heavily built
refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken
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glut     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
fill beyond capacity, especially with food; swallow greedlly
write or engrave; mark down as something to be read; imprint; assign or address to
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
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infinite     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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causing shock or horror; gruesome
extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
incompatible; not able to be resolved
unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
currently in progress; traveling by foot
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landlord     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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superiority in numbers or amount
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
a landowner who leases to others; a person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
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mettle     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded
formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
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navigate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
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oversee     Speak
 
(15)
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bring out; arouse; call forth
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
treat in a violent manner; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
leave to someone by a will; hand down
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proprietor     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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one who has legal title to something; owner
popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
lack of consistency; lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
main office of large organization
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regimen     Speak
 
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n.  
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seizure by the government
a confidential or secret meeting
copy or reproduction of a work of art
soldier placed on guard; guard
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
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rendition     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense
translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
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speculate     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
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turbulent     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
madly excited; in state of hurry, panic or wild activity
characterized by unrest or disorder
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
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