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High School: 9th Grade
affection     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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bluff     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
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brawl     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
tax on goods coming into a country
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
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commence     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
set up or found; build
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
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crimson     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
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differ     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
set up or found; build
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elated     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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easily broken; having little elasticity
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
without money; poor; penniless
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
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epidemic     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
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ferocious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
thick; crowded closely together; compact
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
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guileless     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
free from deceit; sincere; honest
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
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hectic     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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distinguished from others in excellence
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
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inhibit     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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consider; think about carefully; weigh
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
live in; occupy; reside in
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
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marvel     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
act of searching for something
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
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omit     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
moisten; lessen in force or effect
be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
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prime     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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mobile; easily or conveniently transported
physically weak; easily broken
having total knowledge; knowing everything
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
relating to health or the protection of health
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quixotic     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
having the ability required for a specific task
idealistic without regard to practicality
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
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retreat     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
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shroud     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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stuffy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
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upheaval     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
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