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High School: 12th Grade
abject     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
rich and superior in quality
pertaining to the universe; vast
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
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brevity     Speak
 
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n.  
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refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
act of removing from office or employment
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
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castigate     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
spread or flow throughout; pervade
complete view in every direction.
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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consul     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
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debit     Speak
 
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n.  
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an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
the exercise of control or influence over someone or something
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
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dispensary     Speak
 
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n.  
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gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
humanistic study of language and literature
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
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duct     Speak
 
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n.  
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a state of cooperation; agreement of results or opinions; acting together
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
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equanimity     Speak
 
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n.  
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calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
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finale     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
concluding part; closing section
remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
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illustrious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
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impertinent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
increasing by successive addition
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
improperly forward or bold; rude
exceedingly or unbelievably great
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ire     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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mendicant     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
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opaque     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
capable of being accomplished or brought about
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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phenomenal     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
exceedingly or unbelievably great
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ratify     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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complete view in every direction.
approve formally; confirm; verify
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
adjust again after an initial failure
pollute; make dirty or spotty
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rhapsody     Speak
 
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n.  
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mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
an epic poem adapted for recitation
a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
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sterile     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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unoriginal; derived from another source
rich and superior in quality
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
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sundry     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
capable of being accomplished or brought about
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
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wend     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
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