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Middle School: 8th Grade
academic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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fair; showing lack of favoritism
related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization
satisfactory and able to be agreed to or approved of
relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
wanting very much to win or be more successful than other people
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aqueduct     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
a person who has responsibility for or looks after something
a structure for carrying water across land, especially one like bridge that carries pipes or a canal across a valley
an apartment building in which each apartment is owned separately
management by overseeing the performance and making certain that everything is done correctly
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bayou     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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one who maintains and audits business accounts
an area of slowly moving water at the side of the main river
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
an organization intended to protect and develop an art, science, language, etc.
loss of the ability to move a body part
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brochure     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a scientist who specializes in chemistry
system of trade and industry by which the wealth is made and used
small book usually having paper cover; pamphlet
a person qualified to practice medicine; a medical doctor but not a surgeon
an event or fact that has unfortunate consequences; catastrophe
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comparison     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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someone whose job is to drive a car for a rich or important person
a dark brown powder with a strong flavour and smell that is made by crushing coffee beans
considering something similar or of equal quality to something else
artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
lizard that changes color in different situations
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contaminate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute
suggest that something or someone is the best one to choose
cause someone to feel nervous, worried, or uncomfortable
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something
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despondent     Speak
 
(7)
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unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm
highest in rank, authority, importance, or degree
very exciting to look at; impressive or especially great
relating to hearing or the ear
reaching an answer by thinking carefully about the known facts
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enterprise     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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writing that is about real events and facts
inside part of something; inner part
a person who is in charge of work done in a particular department or office
organization created for business ventures, especially one that will earn money
a person who has been sent to a foreign country to teach religion
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exhilaration     Speak
 
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n.  
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feeling of excitement and happiness
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
a device that uses lenses to make very small objects look larger
observer or audience; one who looks on
artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
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fierce     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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having or displaying an excessively critical point of view
not subject to duty or obligation; with special permission not to do or pay something
city center; one who lives in a city center
satisfactory and able to be agreed to or approved of
physically violent and frightening; extremely severe or violent
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improvise     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
study or work on a particular subject or skill more than any others; particularize
compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable
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justice     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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paper cut to right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
quality of being just; fairness in the way people are dealt with; uprightness
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
a reference work containing articles on various topics
application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives
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maintain     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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keep in any particular state or condition; keep up or carry on
lessen or reduce; make a quantity smaller
cause someone to feel nervous, worried, or uncomfortable
judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something
integrate; make into or become one unit
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mobile     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
willing to give money, help, or kindness, especially more than expected
stated explicitly or in detail; definite
able to live both on land and in water
movable or not fixed; moving or walking around freely
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pendant     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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system of trade and industry by which the wealth is made and used
achievement or fulfillment; something that is successful after a lot of work or effort
ornament, hanging from a necklace; a piece of jewellery worn around the neck
a thick mixture of mashed avocado with tomato, onions and other seasonings
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation
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principal     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing
having or displaying an excessively critical point of view
highest in rank, authority, importance, or degree
fixed or immobile; not capable of being moved
expected or expecting to be something particular in the future
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recollection     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
a memory of something; power of recalling ideas to the mind
a great fear of drinking and water, often a sign of rabies
a structure for carrying water across land, especially one like bridge that carries pipes or a canal across a valley
study of the positions of stars, in the belief that stars affect the character and lives of people
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solstice     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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someone from whom you are descended, but usually more remote than a grandparent
a thousand billion
either of the two times of a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
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specialist     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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dividing line that marks the edge or limit of something; border
someone who has a lot of experience, knowledge, or skill in a particular subject
half of a circle, or something in this shape
a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement
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trigonometry     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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dividing line that marks the edge or limit of something; border
achievement or fulfillment; something that is successful after a lot of work or effort
a thick mixture of mashed avocado with tomato, onions and other seasonings
a type of mathematics that deals with the relationship between the angles and sides of triangles
either of the two times of a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
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