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High School: 12th Grade
allusion     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
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avow     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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approve formally; confirm; verify
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
decide upon and express in words
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
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complicity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
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creditor     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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concluding part; closing section
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; one of two or more layers one atop another
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
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delineate     Speak
 
(5)
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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
organize anew, as after a setback
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
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docile     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
simple and healthful and close to nature
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
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dogmatic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
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entreaty     Speak
 
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n.  
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mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
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flail     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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humdrum     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
existing, happening, or done at the same time
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incision     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
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lateral     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
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metaphysical     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
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ordinance     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
decree; authoritative command or order
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
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prose     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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something formed in the mind; thought or notion
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
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quandary     Speak
 
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n.  
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a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
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saturate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
spread or flow throughout; pervade
encourage; motivate; arouse; spur; excite or invigorate with a stimulant
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
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spasm     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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surreptitious     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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wan     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
pertaining to the universe; vast
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
not liable to error; always right or accurate
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