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Middle School: 8th Grade
academy     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a person related to someone from an earlier generation; offspring
measuring instrument; measure or judge
an organization intended to protect and develop an art, science, language, etc.
one who strongly supports something; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
an opinion or decision made after judging the facts, especially one made at the end of a trial
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astronomical     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended
done or said in a strong way and without any doubt
enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
satisfactory and able to be agreed to or approved of
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auxiliary     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing
rich and superior in quality; lavish
having or displaying an excessively critical point of view
physically violent and frightening; extremely severe or violent
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boundary     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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dividing line that marks the edge or limit of something; border
inexpensive supervised lodging, especially for youths on bicycling trips
system of trade and industry by which the wealth is made and used
a flat shape with four sides and four right angles, with opposite sides of equal length
language study of the origin and history of words
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concession     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a vehicle like a bicycle with only one wheel
something that is allowed or given up, often to end a disagreement; act of yielding
instrument for measuring temperature
one skilled particularly in the technical details of work
an officer of middle rank in the armed forces
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decrease     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make someone very annoyed, usually when in difficult situations
lessen or reduce; make a quantity smaller
suggest that something or someone is the best one to choose
discover the presence of; identify
take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
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dependent     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
spoken and unwritten; relating to the mouth
relating to the habits, traditions, and beliefs of a society
wanting very much to win or be more successful than other people
very exciting to look at; impressive or especially great
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emphasis     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a person who is in charge of work done in a particular department or office
small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
light in a transparent protective case
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
aide or servant; someone whose job is to help others in a particular situation
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excursion     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power; bribery or fraud
trip; usually short journey made for pleasure
a type of mathematics that deals with the relationship between the angles and sides of triangles
small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
a person related to someone from an earlier generation; offspring
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generous     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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wanting very much to win or be more successful than other people
given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy or vain
relating to the entire world or all within the world; affecting all; present everywhere
of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time
willing to give money, help, or kindness, especially more than expected
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immobilize     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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go away or leave, especially on a journey; set out
judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something
bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
get free from something, or to avoid something
stabilize; cause to be unable to move
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judgmental     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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having or displaying an excessively critical point of view
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
fair; showing lack of favoritism
vertical or upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep
duplicate or alike; being the exact same one
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medicine     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a remark that expresses approval, admiration, or respect; praise
a great fear of drinking and water, often a sign of rabies
the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
treatment for illness or injury
youth or adolescent; not fully grown or developed
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murmur     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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stop doing or providing something; put an end to a state or an activity
keep in any particular state or condition; keep up or carry on
control something, especially by making it work in a particular way; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
comfort someone and stop them from worrying; cause to feel sure or certain
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
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parachute     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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notion founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression; favorable estimation
rescue equipment made of a large piece of cloth that is fastened to a person who is dropped from an aircraft, in order to make him fall slowly
someone who drives, or travels in, an automobile
act or manner of moving forward; steps taken in an action
artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
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popular     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
intended to be used up and then replaced; possible to eat, drink, or use up completely
fixed or immobile; not capable of being moved
side by side and having the same distance continuously between them
of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended
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punctuation     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a person who has suffered the effects of violence, illness, or bad luck
marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words into sentences, clauses, and phrases
a vehicle like a bicycle with only one wheel
former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
a dark brown powder with a strong flavour and smell that is made by crushing coffee beans
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remit     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
annoy or trouble someone repeatedly; torment persistently
have doubts about; distrust
transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
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stationary     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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impossible to break especially under ordinary usage
fixed or immobile; not capable of being moved
greater rank or quality than other people or things of the same type; excellent
giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing
given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy or vain
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trajectory     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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group, class, or collection of things sharing a common attribute
representation, like a picture, that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something officially
curved path an object follows after it is thrown or shot into the air
loss of the ability to move a body part
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