Question 1

stalk

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to follow an animal or person by moving slowly and quietly

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to cause someone to do something by asking, arguing, or giving reasons

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an introduction to a fictional work

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marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

Question 2

trudge

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walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

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having your attention fixated as though witchcraft

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someone who tells a story

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an amount of money that a company or the government pays to a person who is old or sick and no longer works

Question 3

prism

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optical device used to deviate a beam or invert an image

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slow down or cause problems for

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a small recess opening off a large room or garden

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not able or willing to believe something

Question 4

scramble

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move hurriedly

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an exciting, foolish, or dangerous experience or adventure

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friendly, agreeable, and likable

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spreading out in different directions

Question 5

turret

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a small tower extending above a building

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polite behavior that shows respect for other people

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good natured and sociable

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full of high-spirited delight

Question 6

cascade

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rush down in big quantities

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to order someone to come to a place

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varied

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mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger

Question 7

gouge

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make a groove in

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a metal stretcher with wheels

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in a friendly, good-natured manner

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a person whose job is to introduce the performers in a circus and to talk to the audience between performances

Question 8

eaves

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the overhang at the lower edge of a roof

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intentional (done on purpose)

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the traditions, achievements, beliefs, etc., that are part of the history of a group or nation

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a movement downward

Question 9

grim

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filled with melancholy and despondency

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a series of increases; or the amount of the increases

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act in order to achieve a certain goal

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sad and lonely

Question 10

relieve

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free from a burden, evil, or distress

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continuing forever without change

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characterized by great firmness of purpose

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deliberately harmful

Question 11

contented

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satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

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a person motivated by extreme enthusiasm

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made joyful

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seemingly; as far as one can tell

Question 12

bassinet

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a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed

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friendly, agreeable, and likable

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wanting to see others suffer; or threatening evil

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give out, as breath or an odor

Question 13

ornament

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something used to beautify

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status established in order of importance or urgency

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disgust (showing)

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put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Question 14

shrug

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raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation

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tell someone about something

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a device that is used to keep eggs warm before they hatch

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small in quantity or degree

Question 15

tilted

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departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

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useful or skillful in many different ways

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immunize, vaccinate, give a weakened form of a disease in order to prevent infection by the disease

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cause to be firmly attached

Question 16

lump

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a large piece of something without definite shape

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emitting or filled with bubbles

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fear

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a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer

Question 17

jumble

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a confused multitude of things

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support and strengthen

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accept as inevitable

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to burst, break, or tear; or the resultant damage

Question 18

holly

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any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges

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expressing sorrow

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accept to be what is claimed

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force; or (more rarely) convince

Question 19

astronomy

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the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

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a feeling of annoyance

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the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

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badger, to annoy or bother someone in a repeated way

Question 20

skitter

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move about or proceed hurriedly

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a disagreement or argument about something important

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in an unconcerned manner

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a person who has the legal right or exclusive title to something

Question 21

jetty

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dock, pier; a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

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a room, closet, or chest where clothes are kept

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furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme

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to pass into or through

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