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Middle School: 6th Grade
adventure     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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something happens without design; hazard or risk
a short, sharp pin with a flat, round top, used especially for putting up notices to a board
rectangular cloth or paper for drying or wiping
a small compact portable computer
injury to body tissues, esp. the fingers and toes, caused by freezing
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ascent     Speak
 
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n.  
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passage for water to flow through; bed of a stream or river
upward slope or grade; movement upward
general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
design or plan intended as a guide for making something
the act or process of decorating
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bookshelf     Speak
 
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n.  
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design or plan intended as a guide for making something
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
a shelf on which to keep books
a place for collecting and displaying objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value
sports man; one who contended for prize in public games
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career     Speak
 
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n.  
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legal document identifying the bearer as citizen of a country to travel abroad
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws
vet, a person with a medical degree trained to take care of the health of animals
recognition; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
profession or occupation; individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan
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cloth     Speak
 
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n.  
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sugar or syrup heated until it turns brown, used as a flavoring or coloring for food
artifact made by weaving or knitting natural or synthetic fibers
favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
stem of a tree; main stem, without the branches
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dairy     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person who is kept in prison as a punishment
land densely overgrown with tropical trees and plants
place where milk is produced
one who hangs, or causes to be hanged
an act of selecting or making a decision
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disgraceful     Speak
 
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a.  
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unwilling to submit to authority
based on experience rather than ideas or imagination; useful
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
funny, or making someone laugh
being very thin, fitting snugly
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disorder     Speak
 
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n.  
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profession devoted to governing
a small compact portable computer
a small soft red fruit, or the bush on which it grows
neglect of order or system; irregularity; disturbance or sickness
a private box for delivery of mail, public box for deposit of mail
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ghetto     Speak
 
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n.  
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a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group
a musical instrument consisting of a slightly concave round brass plate
a knob on an equipment that is pressed to operate it
long thick hair growing from the neck or around face of animal, like horse or lion
a method of sending and receiving messages by electrical or radio signals
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hydraulic     Speak
 
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a.  
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capable of being changed back to what it was before
moved, operated, or effected by liquid, like water or oil
slightly wet; damp or humid
accountable; have control and authority over something or someone
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
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instruction     Speak
 
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n.  
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a piece of paper affixed to anything to give information
something strange or not known that has not yet been explained or understood
passage for water to flow through; bed of a stream or river
spaghetti served with a tomato sauce
direction or teaching; activities of educating or instructing
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midweek     Speak
 
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n.  
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passage for water to flow through; bed of a stream or river
a person who lives or has home in a place; dweller
an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
commercial center of a town or city
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
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noisy     Speak
 
(13)
a.  
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full of loud and nonmusical sounds
mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
based on experience rather than ideas or imagination; useful
assured; having or marked by assurance
behaving badly and not being obedient, not socially acceptable
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partridge     Speak
 
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n.  
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spring of water issuing from the earth; artificially produced jet or stream of water
a bird with a round body and a short tail that is sometimes hunted for food or for sport
one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
the act or process of decorating
act of killing, extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
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prejudice     Speak
 
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n.  
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basis on which something is grounded
culture, the stage of human social development
surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions
an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling; leaning toward one side of a question
a chemical element that is the lightest gas, has no colour, taste, or smell
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receiver     Speak
 
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n.  
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a piece of equipment that changes signals, as of radio or phone into sounds
combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
cause to fill or become covered with water; a large flow
frame of bones supporting a human or animal body; framework
organ or seat of intellect
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shriek     Speak
 
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n.  
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a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web
device for converting sound waves and making voice louder with electrical energy
a shelf on which to keep books
long, narrow upper section or crest; chain of hills or mountains
sharp, shrill outcry or scream; wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
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spinach     Speak
 
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n.  
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design or plan intended as a guide for making something
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
dark green leaves, cooked or raw in salads
the work of cleaning and running a house
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suburban     Speak
 
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a.  
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struck by shock, terror, or amazement
being available to use because it is extra
regarded with deep affection; cherished by someone
based on experience rather than ideas or imagination; useful
relating to a suburb; boring and having no excitement
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tumble     Speak
 
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v.  
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have or express an unfavorable opinion about something
have or use something at the same time as someone else
become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat; hunger, deprive of food
fall down, as collapsing; fall quickly and without control
make a low, rough sound, usually in anger, as angry dog
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