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High School: 9th Grade
abrupt     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
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associate     Speak
 
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v.  
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connect or join together; combine
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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bonus     Speak
 
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n.  
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lack of trust or confidence
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
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clammy     Speak
 
(4)
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dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
in or into a high place; high or higher up
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
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contribute     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
provide; bestow a quality on
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distribute     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
hand out; disseminate; allocate
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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dwell     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
occur at the same time as; correspond
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extreme     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
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fiber     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
someone who has given long service
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
satisfaction; pleasure; entertainment; freedom from care
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guileless     Speak
 
(10)
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valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
free from deceit; sincere; honest
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
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hostage     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
gain information about enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
entire range; all notes in musical scale
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infirmity     Speak
 
(12)
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
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
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misery     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
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outstanding     Speak
 
(14)
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completely lacking; barren or empty
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
distinguished from others in excellence
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
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poverty     Speak
 
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n.  
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government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
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query     Speak
 
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n.  
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person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
wetness caused by water
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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reinforce     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
consider; think about carefully; weigh
provide written evidence; record in detail
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
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sinister     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
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tardy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
impartial; not supporting one side over another
late; delayed; moving slowly
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tyrant     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
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