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High School: 9th Grade
antiquated     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
practical and functional, not just for show
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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blockade     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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cease     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
lower in spirits; press down
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consent     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
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deadly     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
physically weak; easily broken
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desire     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
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efficient     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
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ethnic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
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fracas     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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gait     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
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imperturbable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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most outstanding; highest; superior
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
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linger     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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neglect     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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be superior; distinguish oneself
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
make sure or certain; insure; assure
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
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occasional     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple; bloody
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
deliver;give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
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quiver     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
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retain     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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assign a job or role to someone; designate; nominate
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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sheathe     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
sell or transfer abroad; send to another country for sale
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supervisor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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unruly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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every two years; lasting or living for two years
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
in or into a high place; high or higher up
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