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9th Grade
01/14/2009

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accommodate
Definition
hold without crowding or inconvenience; do a favor for
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affluent
Definition
very wealthy
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aggressor
Definition
person or nation that starts a quarrel
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alternative
Definition
choice
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cache
Definition
hiding place to store something
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civilian
Definition
person not a member of the armed forces, police, or fire-fighting forces
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commend
Definition
praise
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concur
Definition
agree
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crony
Definition
close companion
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cur
Definition
worthless dog
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currency
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something in circulation as a medium of exchange
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custody
Definition
care
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demolish
Definition
tear down; destroy
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despotic
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domineering
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deter
Definition
turn aside through fear
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din
Definition
loud noise
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disputatious
Definition
contentious; controvercial
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eliminate
Definition
get rid of
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dispute
Definition
argue about
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exempt
Definition
released from an obligation to which others are subject
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extrateraneous
Definition
coming from or existing outside
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facetious
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given to joking
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fictious
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imaginary; false
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host
Definition
person who receives or entertains a guest or guests; large number
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host
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person who receives or entertains a guest or guests; large number
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illegible
Definition
not able to read; very hard to read
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inaudible
Definition
incapable of being heard
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inter
Definition
bury
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intimidate
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frighten
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inundate
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flood
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magnify
Definition
cause to be or look larger
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means
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wealth
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mediate
Definition
intervene between conflicting parties or viewpoints to reconcile differences
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original
Definition
a work created firsthand and from which copies are made; belonging to the begining
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pilfer
Definition
steal (in small ammounts)
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procrastinate
Definition
put things off
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province
Definition
proper buisness or duty
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rummage
Definition
search thoroughly by turning over all the contents
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rural
Definition
hav ing to do with the country
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allegiance
Definition
loyalty
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cogent
Definition
convincing
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default
Definition
failure to do something required; fail to pay or appear when due
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denizen
Definition
inhabitant
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domicile
Definition
home
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elicit
Definition
draw forth
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embroil
Definition
involve in conflict
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essence
Definition
most necessary or significant part, aspect, or feature
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fleece
Definition
deprive or strip of money or belongings by fraud
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forebear
Definition
ancestor
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foresight
Definition
power of seeing beforehand what is likely to happen
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foreword
Definition
introduction at the beginning of a book
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frugal
Definition
barely enough; avoiding waste
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glutton
Definition
greedy eater
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inadvertent
Definition
careless
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incapacitate
Definition
render incapable or unfit
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indomitable
Definition
incapable of being subdued
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infirmity
Definition
weekness
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inflate
Definition
swell with air or gas
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insubordinate
Definition
not submitting to authority
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intimidate
Definition
frighten
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latent
Definition
present but not showing itself
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manifest
Definition
show; plain
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misbelief
Definition
wrong or erroneous belief
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misgiving
Definition
uneasy feeling
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mishap
Definition
bad happening
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mislay
Definition
put or lay in an unremembered place
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mislead
Definition
lead astray
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outspoken
Definition
speaking our freely or boldly
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outwit
Definition
get the better of by being more clever
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overburden
Definition
place too heavy a load on
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overestimate
Definition
overrate
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perennial
Definition
continuing through eh years; plant that lives through the years
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picayune
Definition
concerned with trifling matters
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prerequisite
Definition
something required beforehand
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protract
Definition
draw out
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relent
Definition
become less harsh, severe, or strict.
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solicitude
Definition
anxious or excessive care
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submit
Definition
yield to another's will, authority or power
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tenacious
Definition
holding fast or tending to hold fast
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trespass
Definition
encroach on another's rights, privileges, property etc
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unbiased
Definition
not prejudiced in favor of or against
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unconcern
Definition
lack of concern, anxiety, or interest
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undergraduate
Definition
student in a college or university who has not yet earned his first degree
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underpayment
Definition
insufficient payment
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unwary
Definition
not alert
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upgrade
Definition
raise the grade or quality of
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versatile
Definition
capable of doing many things well
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vie
Definition
strive for superiority
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vigilance
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alert watchfulness to discover and avoid danger
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withdraw
Definition
take or draw back or away
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withhold
Definition
hold back
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