Random 9th grade vocabulary

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leave the main subject temporarily in speech or in writing

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digress

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something you can touch, real

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tangible

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increase rapidly

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escalate

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a difficult situation or problem

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dilemma

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waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner

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squander

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a close and harmonious relationship

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rapport

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inflicting or intended as punishment

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punitive

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well known for some bad quality or deed

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infamous

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able to be believed; convincing

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credible

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the state of being strikingly different from something else

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contrast