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High School: 9th Grade
adorn     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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compute; determine; estimate
assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
keep or confine within limits
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
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awkward     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
difficult to handle or manage
careful about money; economical
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
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bonus     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
entire range; all notes in musical scale
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
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conceal     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
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dainty     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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drab     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
having total knowledge; knowing everything
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drought     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
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fascinating     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
capable of arousing and holding the attention
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
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feeble     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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mobile; easily or conveniently transported
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
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fuss     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
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; magic spell
field covered with grass; meadow
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hospitable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
relating to health or the protection of health
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leniency     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
entire range; all notes in musical scale
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
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oblivious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
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paraphernalia     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
field covered with grass; meadow
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
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pesky     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
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proliferate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
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rigid     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
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scurry     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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be present at; go to; take care of; tend
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
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sustain     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
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troublesome     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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