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Eighth Grade
ability
abominable
abroad
abstain
abstention
abstract
absurd
abundant
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accent
accessory
acclaim
acclamation
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accomplice
accordion
accrue
accumulate
accuracy
acquaintance
acreage
acrylic
adjourn
adobe
adventurous
adversary
adverse
adversity
advertisement
aerial
aerospace
aesthetic
affectionate
affirm
affirmation
aficionado
agency
aggravate
aggressive
agile
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agriculture
alfalfa
algebra
aliens
allegiance
alliteration
allude
alphabetical
alpaca
alternate
alternative
altogether
ambiguity
ambiguous
ambrosia
amplifier
analogy
ancient
android
anecdote
angular
anniversary
announcer
anonymity
anonymous
antagonism
antenna
anthology
anthropology
antibiotic
antidote
anxiety
anxious
apathy
apology
apparel
apparent
appliance
applicable
applicant
appositive
appraisal
appraise
apprentice
apprise
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aquifer
arbitrary
archaeology
arctic
aria
armada
armadillo
arraignment
artifact
artifice
artificial
aspire
assassination
assembly
assertive
assiduous
assimilation
assumption
asterisk
astrology
asylum
atlas
atrium
atrocious
atrocity
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austerity
automation
auxiliary
avalanche
averse
aversion
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avocation
awkward
balcony
barbecue
baritone
bedlam
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benefactor
benefit
betrayal
bikini
biodegradable
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biology
biopsy
blueprint
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bouillon
bourgeois
bravado
broccoli
brochure
bronco
brunch
brunette
buffet
bureaucracy
bureaucrat
butte
buttress
cafeteria
calculator
calico
calisthenics
camouflage
candidate
canter
carnival
cartographer
cartridge
cashmere
casserole
catacombs
catalog
catastrophe
caterer
cathedral
cautious
cellulose
centennial
centigrade
centigram
centipede
century
championship
chaparral
characteristic
chariot
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charlatan
chauffeur
chauvinist
chef
chinchilla
chiropractor
chivalry
chorus
chowder
chronicle
chronology
circulation
circumvent
citizenship
civilian
civilization
clarinet
clarity
classification
clearance
coconut
collaborate
collapse
collateral
colleague
collision
colonnade
colossal
commemorate
commentary
commission
commit
committee
commodity
communication
commuter
competition
complexity
complication
comply
component
composer
composite
concede
conceive
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conception
concession
condor
confer
confetti
confidential
conformist
conifer
coniferous
connoisseur
conquest
conscientious
consensus
conservation
conservatory
consistency
consolation
console
conspiracy
constructive
consume
consumption
contagious
contaminate
continuum
contract
contraction
contradiction
controversy
convenient
convention
converse
convert
corduroy
corporate
corral
correspondence
corroborate
counteract
counterbalance
counterclockwise
counterfeit
counterpart
counterpoint
counterproductive
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courageous
covenant
coyote
crampons
crevice
criminology
criticism
critique
croissant
crucial
cuisine
culinary
cultivate
cultural
curator
curiosity
currency
custodial
custodian
custody
customer
cyberspace
czar
dachshund
damask
database
decade
decathlon
deceive
deception
decibel
decimal
decimate
decompose
deduce
deduction
deed
defect
defensive
deference
deferred
deficit
define
definitely
definition
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delicatessen
democracy
denim
denounce
denunciation
deprivation
deprive
dermatology
despair
desperation
destruction
destructive
detain
detention
deteriorate
diagnostic
dialogue
dichotomy
differ
digital
digraph
dilemma
dinghy
diphthong
diploma
diplomacy
diplomat
directory
disastrous
discipline
discotheque
discrimination
disheveled
diskette
dismissal
disposal
distort
distract
diva
diverse
diversion
divulge
dossier
dramatist
drought
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duet
duffel
dungarees
duo
duplex
duplicity
eccentricity
ecology
economics
economy
ecstasy
edifice
efficient
electrician
electronics
elevated
elite
embarrass
emergency
emission
emit
emotional
empathy
emphatic
endangered
endeavor
enthusiastic
entomology
epic
epicure
epilogue
epitome
equation
equestrian
espionage
essential
etiquette
eulogy
eventually
evict
evocation
evoke
exaggeration
excavate
exceed
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exclaim
exclamation
exhilarate
exile
expedition
experienced
expiration
expire
explicit
exponent
exposure
exquisite
extract
extraordinary
extravaganza
extrovert
facility
facsimile
faction
factor
factory
factual
fallow
familiarity
fate
ferocious
ferocity
fertile
fertilizer
fiction
fillet
finale
finite
flax
flotilla
flourish
foliage
forfeit
forte
forum
foyer
fragile
franchise
frequency
fresco
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fury
futile
galvanized
gargantuan
gauze
genealogy
generalization
generate
generosity
genre
genus
geology
gerrymander
geyser
ghetto
gondola
gourmet
gradual
graffiti
grievance
grievous
gross
guarantee
guardian
guitarist
gulch
guppy
harass
hardware
having
hazardous
heinous
heroism
hibachi
hierarchy
hindrance
historian
hologram
homeopathy
homogeneous
homogenized
homogenous
horizontal
hospitality
humanitarian
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humidity
hybrid
hydrogen
hygiene
hyperbola
hyperbole
hypnosis
hypocrite
hypocritical
hypothermia
hysterical
idealism
identification
identity
idiosyncrasy
illuminate
illusion
illustrate
illustrative
immaculate
immerse
immortal
immune
immunize
impartial
implicit
imply
imposter
incentive
incognito
income
incommunicado
incorporate
index
indicate
indicative
indigo
individualist
induce
induction
inequality
inevitable
infectious
inference
infinite
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inflammation
inflation
influenza
ingenious
ingenuous
initiate
initiative
inoculate
instructor
insurance
intellectual
intercede
intercept
intercession
interchangeable
intercity
interdisciplinary
interference
intermediary
intermediate
intermittent
interpret
interrogate
interscholastic
intersection
intersperse
interstate
interval
intervention
intramural
intrastate
intravenous
intrigue
introduce
introduction
introvert
inventive
inventory
inverse
invert
invocation
invoke
iridescent
irreconcilable
irrelevant
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irrevocable
italics
itinerary
jaguar
janitor
janitorial
jersey
jovial
juvenile
juxtapose
karate
keyboard
khaki
kimono
kindergarten
laboratory
labyrinth
laconic
lariat
laser
liaison
liberal
librarian
license
lieutenant
limousine
linguist
liquefy
literacy
logic
logistics
macaroni
machete
magenta
magician
maintain
maintenance
majority
manacle
management
manager
mandate
mandatory
maneuver
manicure
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manifest
manipulate
mannerism
manual
manufacture
marathon
marvelous
mascara
mathematics
maturity
maudlin
medieval
melancholy
memoir
memorandum
mentor
menu
mercury
mesa
mesmerize
mesquite
metaphor
meteorology
meticulous
metropolitan
microbe
microfiche
microfilm
microprocessor
microwave
milieu
mineralogy
minestrone
minority
minuscule
miscellaneous
mischievous
misconceive
misconception
mobile
mocha
modem
monarch
monastery
monk
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monochrome
monocle
monogram
monolith
monologue
monopoly
monorail
monosyllabic
monotone
monotonous
monstrous
mortgage
mosaic
mosquito
mountainous
multiplication
museum
muslin
mustache
mythology
narcissus
nationality
naturalized
nectar
negative
negotiate
nemesis
neurology
neutral
neutrality
nitrogen
nonfiction
notorious
novelist
nuance
nuclear
nutritious
obstruct
occasional
occupation
occurrence
octave
odyssey
offense
omelet
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omission
omit
opaque
opera
opossum
opposite
oppressive
optimism
optometrist
ordain
ordinance
orientation
origami
origin
original
ottoman
outrageous
oxygen
pageant
palmetto
pamphlet
papaya
paraffin
paraphernalia
parentheses
parfait
participant
pasta
pasteurize
pastime
patent
pathetic
pathological
pathology
pathos
pedestrian
perceive
perception
perfection
perfectionist
periodical
perplex
persecute
personality
personnel
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perspective
perspiration
persuasive
pertain
pertinent
pessimism
pesticide
pharmacist
phenomena
photocopy
photogenic
photographer
phraseology
physiology
pianist
pigment
pilaster
pimento
pistachio
pizza
plagiarism
plaster
playwright
pliable
pliant
pliers
plight
ply
pneumonia
political
politician
politics
polyester
popularity
pose
possession
posthumous
posture
potpourri
precious
preconceive
preconception
predisposition
preferable
preference
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preposition
prerecorded
prerequisite
presume
presumption
pretzel
prevail
prevalent
preventive
privacy
privilege
probably
proclaim
proclamation
produce
production
profit
prognosis
prologue
prominent
pronounce
pronunciation
propaganda
proposal
prose
prosecute
prospective
prosperity
protagonist
protein
protocol
proton
protoplasm
prototype
protozoan
protractor
provocation
provoke
psyche
psychiatrist
psychology
pueblo
punctual
punctuality
purpose
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pursue
pursuit
quarantine
questionnaire
quixotic
quota
radical
radiology
rappel
rational
rationale
ravioli
realism
realtor
reaper
recede
recession
recipient
reciprocal
reciprocate
reciprocity
recitation
recite
recognition
recommend
reconnaissance
reconstruct
recreational
recur
recycling
reduce
reduction
reference
referral
referred
regatta
regimen
regiment
relic
remedial
remedy
remission
remit
renaissance
rendezvous
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renegade
renovate
repertoire
repertory
replica
replicate
repository
reproduce
reproduction
resent
reservation
respiration
respirator
restoration
restore
resume
resumption
retain
retention
reverse
revert
revocation
revoke
rhetoric
rhinestone
ridiculous
ritzy
robotics
romance
rugby
rumba
sacrifice
saguaro
salmonella
salsa
samaritan
sardonic
satin
sauerkraut
savanna
scaffold
scale
scarcity
scenario
schedule
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scholarship
scientist
scorpion
scrimmage
scuba
scythe
secession
semester
semiconductor
sensation
sensible
sensibility
sensitivity
sensitize
sensor
sentimental
sentinel
sentry
sequence
sequential
serendipity
sergeant
severe
severity
shard
shepherd
shrubbery
siege
sierra
similarly
simile
simulation
simultaneous
skepticism
smog
smorgasbord
social
society
sociology
software
soliloquy
soloist
solution
sonar
sonnet
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sophomore
souvenir
sovereign
spa
spaghetti
specifications
spiritual
spontaneity
spontaneous
spreadsheet
stability
stable
stampede
static
statistician
stethoscope
stockbroker
strata
strategic
strategy
strenuous
structure
stubbornness
subconscious
subculture
subdivide
sublet
submarine
submerge
submission
submit
subordinate
subplot
subscription
subsequent
subside
subsidiary
subsistence
substance
substantiate
subterranean
subtitle
subtle
subtopic
subtotal
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subtraction
suburban
subway
succeed
succession
succinct
succumb
summary
summit
superficial
superfluous
superhero
superhighway
superimpose
superintendent
superlative
supermarket
supernatural
supersonic
supervise
supposedly
surplus
surveyor
susceptible
sustain
sustenance
syllabication
syllable
symbolic
symbolism
symmetrical
sympathy
symphonic
symposium
symptom
synagogue
synapse
synchronize
syndicate
syndrome
synonym
syntax
synthesis
synthesizer
synthetic
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tantalize
tariff
technician
technology
telecommunication
tempera
temperamental
tenant
tenor
terminology
testimonial
textile
theatrical
theology
thespian
thresher
titanic
token
tomb
tornado
tourist
toxins
traceable
traction
tragedy
tranquil
tranquility
transaction
transatlantic
transcend
transcript
transfer
transform
transfusion
transient
transistor
transit
transition
translate
translucent
transmission
transmit
transparent
transpire
transplant
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transportation
transpose
traverse
tremendous
trespass
trilogy
trivial
triviality
trolley
tuition
turnstile
turquoise
turret
tutorial
tuxedo
tycoon
tyranny
umbrella
unanimous
undoubtedly
unemployment
uniformity
universal
urgency
usurp
utility
vacancy
variable
varnish
varsity
vegetable
vegetation
velocity
verification
versatile
version
versus
vertebra
vertex
vertical
vertigo
vicinity
villa
violin
visa
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vocal
vocation
volatile
waltz
wanderlust
wretched
yodel
yucca
zoning
zoology