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High School: 9th Grade
adorn     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
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biennial     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
every two years; lasting or living for two years
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
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captivity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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tax on goods coming into a country
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
a tiny piece of anything
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
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consequence     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
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deciduous     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
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depress     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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set up or found; build
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
lower in spirits; press down
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elevate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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connect or join together; combine
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
hand out; disseminate; allocate
narrate or tell; count over again
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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faithful     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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easily broken; having little elasticity
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
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ferocious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
easily broken; having little elasticity
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
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gourmet     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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person with discriminating taste in food and wine
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
breaking of contract or duty
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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ignite     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
include; surround on all sides; close in
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inhibit     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
lower in spirits; press down
provide written evidence; record in detail
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mishap     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
request for help; excuse or pretext
unfortunate accident; bad luck
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
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peculiar     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
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portable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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mobile; easily or conveniently transported
pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
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propel     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
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rigid     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
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sincere     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
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stern     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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causing death; leading to failure or disaster
thick; crowded closely together; compact
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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tremor     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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protection; exemption from normal legal duties
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
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