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High School: 9th Grade
abrupt     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
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biennial     Speak
 
(2)
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open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
thick; crowded closely together; compact
impartial; not supporting one side over another
every two years; lasting or living for two years
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
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brawl     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
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consequence     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
lack of knowledge or education
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
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dejected     Speak
 
(5)
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being in low spirits; depressed
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
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dismiss     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
find or declare guilty
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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drought     Speak
 
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n.  
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target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
any substance used to make soil more fertile
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establish     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
set up or found; build
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
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frail     Speak
 
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unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
physically weak; easily broken
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
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hangar     Speak
 
(10)
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
formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
journey organized for a particular purpose
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
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hobble     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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give as gift; present
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
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lance     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
a physical attack; onslaught
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numerous     Speak
 
(13)
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appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
idealistic without regard to practicality
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
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peculiar     Speak
 
(14)
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making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
most outstanding; highest; superior
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
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prime     Speak
 
(15)
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marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
having total knowledge; knowing everything
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
every two years; lasting or living for two years
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pursue     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
lower in spirits; press down
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
narrate or tell; count over again
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reliable     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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scuffle     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
lower in spirits; press down
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stench     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
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tremor     Speak
 
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n.  
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
large extent of land; organized portion of country
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment
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