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High School: 12th Grade
allusion     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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avow     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
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chagrin     Speak
 
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n.  
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oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
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consecrate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
copy; write over again in same words
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deference     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
an activity without interruption; the period of time during which something continues
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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dispel     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make better or more attractive; increase; improve
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
give off; send out; give out as sound
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emancipate     Speak
 
(7)
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call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
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entreaty     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of ligh; optical properties
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
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frontage     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
person who eats too much food and drink
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grotesque     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
directly ahead; straightforward
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
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impertinent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
improperly forward or bold; rude
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intuition     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
the exercise of control or influence over someone or something
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nucleus     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
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opaque     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
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pregnant     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
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rational     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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consistent with; based on; using reason
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
pervading; spread throughout every part
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
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rogue     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
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stance     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
the exercise of control or influence over someone or something
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
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tolerable     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
defending or protecting from disease or infection
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
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usurp     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
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