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High School: 12th Grade
acerbic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
composed of elements from a variety of sources
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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aphorism     Speak
 
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n.  
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having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
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conclusive     Speak
 
(3)
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expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
having a good reputation; honorable
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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contradictory     Speak
 
(4)
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various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
rich and superior in quality
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
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denigrate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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discuss the terms of an arrangement
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
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discretion     Speak
 
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n.  
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testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
over regulated administrative system
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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effusion     Speak
 
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n.  
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district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
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evasion     Speak
 
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n.  
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peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
decree; authoritative command or order
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
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frontage     Speak
 
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n.  
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a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
concluding part; closing section
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
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impeach     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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incision     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
the rate of change at a point of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve; a curving or bending, often abnormal
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
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intolerable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
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negotiate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
place again in possession, or in a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
discuss the terms of an arrangement
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passive     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
having a good reputation; honorable
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
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preoccupy     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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radical     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
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satire     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
an epic poem adapted for recitation
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
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solitude     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
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subside     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
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unkempt     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
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