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High School: 12th Grade
acquiesce     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
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ardent     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
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complicity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
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contemptuous     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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debutante     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
animal, such as an insect, that lacks backbone or spinal column
young woman making formal entrance into society
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dissect     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
scold harshly; criticize severely
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
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elongate     Speak
 
(7)
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substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
approve formally; confirm; verify
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
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entreaty     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
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foment     Speak
 
(9)
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place over something else; place on top of
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
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hoax     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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an important or influential person, and often overbearing
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
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infernal     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
capable of being transmitted by infection, especially for disease; readily communicated
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
too many to be counted; numerous
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
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intolerant     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
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mutation     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
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permeate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
spread or flow throughout; pervade
decide upon and express in words
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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phenomenal     Speak
 
(15)
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skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
exceedingly or unbelievably great
pervading; spread throughout every part
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quell     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
scold harshly; criticize severely
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secluded     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
composed of elements from a variety of sources
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
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spontaneous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
deserving or inciting pity; causing feelings of sympathy
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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surreptitious     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
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variable     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
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