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High School: 9th Grade
affect     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
continue; insist; persevere
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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archetype     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
a person who defeats an enemy or opponent in competition; winner
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bonus     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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unfortunate accident; bad luck
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
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conspicuous     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
completely lacking; barren or empty
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
idealistic without regard to practicality
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
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dampen     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
moisten; lessen in force or effect
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
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detain     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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endanger     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
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engulf     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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keep or confine within limits
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
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function     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
a tiny piece of anything
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fuss     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
act of searching for something
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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hazy     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
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justify     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
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obsolete     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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impartial; not supporting one side over another
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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permission     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
consent; approval to do something
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
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pneumonia     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
inflammation of the lungs
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
field covered with grass; meadow
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reciprocal     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
late; delayed; moving slowly
causing death; leading to failure or disaster
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
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remorse     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
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shred     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
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tariff     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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any substance used to make soil more fertile
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
shortage of food; starvation
tax on goods coming into a country
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unscathed     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
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