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High School: 9th Grade
adversary     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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person with discriminating taste in food and wine
opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
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attend     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe
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boggle     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
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commence     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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extend out or project in space; stick out
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
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cordial     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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dismiss     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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moisten; lessen in force or effect
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
extend out or project in space; stick out
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
narrate or tell; count over again
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effective     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
having total knowledge; knowing everything
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
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epidemic     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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foe     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
sickness; illness; affliction
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gait     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger
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imperturbable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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having a pleasant or sweet smell; odorous
moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted
thick; crowded closely together; compact
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linger     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
wet through and through; soak; put potion down throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
connect or join together; combine
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mistrust     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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someone who has given long service
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
lack of trust or confidence
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
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pasture     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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sickness; illness; affliction
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
shortage of food; starvation
field covered with grass; meadow
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
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portion     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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inflammation of the lungs
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
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qualify     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
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retreat     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
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sincere     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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being in low spirits; depressed
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
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stuffy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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causing sadness, compassion, or pity
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
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trudge     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
connect or join together; combine
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