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High School: 12th Grade
abdicate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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approve formally; confirm; verify
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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bogus     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
improperly forward or bold; rude
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
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castigate     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
decide upon and express in words
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confound     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
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debit     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house
transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
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dissect     Speak
 
(6)
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inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
discuss the terms of an arrangement
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
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emancipate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
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exacerbate     Speak
 
(8)
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increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
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finesse     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
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guerrilla     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; one of two or more layers one atop another
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
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infernal     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
directly ahead; straightforward
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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intuition     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
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mystical     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
capable of being accomplished or brought about
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
consistent with; based on; using reason
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organism     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
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prose     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
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reformatory     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
serving or designed to reform
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
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scrutinize     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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spread or flow throughout; pervade
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
examine closely and critically
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stance     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color; an outline of a solid object, as cast by its shadow
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
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subside     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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uncouth     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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deserving or inciting pity; causing feelings of sympathy
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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