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High School: 9th Grade
applaud     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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provide; bestow a quality on
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
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bluff     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag
doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
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boggle     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
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coincide     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
moisten; lessen in force or effect
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
occur at the same time as; correspond
provide written evidence; record in detail
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debate     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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displace     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
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efficient     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
impartial; not supporting one side over another
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
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famine     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
shortage of food; starvation
change something into another form; transform
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frail     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
completely lacking; barren or empty
physically weak; easily broken
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
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hatch     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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breed; emerge from the egg
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
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indomitable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
given with strong assurance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty
causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
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lecture     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
protection; exemption from normal legal duties
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lull     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity
lack of trust or confidence
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
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peculiar     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
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placid     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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every two years; lasting or living for two years
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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raillery     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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volume; something contained; material, including text and images
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
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revolve     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
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sinister     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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tentative     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
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unscathed     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
free from deceit; sincere; honest
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
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