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High School: 9th Grade
ally     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
improper use or handling; misuse
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
confederate; partner; collaborator
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blockade     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
confederate; partner; collaborator
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
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bluster     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
blow in heavy gusts; speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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circumference     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
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corral     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
field covered with grass; meadow
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
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despair     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
improper use or handling; misuse
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
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elude     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
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export     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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engage the services of; put to work; apply
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
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felicitous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
causing death; leading to failure or disaster
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glare     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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impede     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
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justify     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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be superior; distinguish oneself
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
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loot     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
request for help; excuse or pretext
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
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oligarchy     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
a widely known person; the state of being well known
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pneumonia     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
inflammation of the lungs
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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provoke     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
be superior; distinguish oneself
hand out; disseminate; allocate
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render     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
live in; occupy; reside in
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
pierce; go through; permeate
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slacken     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
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terrain     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
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tidy     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
most outstanding; highest; superior
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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