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High School: 12th Grade
abate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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pollute; make dirty or spotty
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
organize anew, as after a setback
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
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blurb     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
state of being unmarried; single life
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
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cervical     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
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contentious     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
unreachable; not available; unattainable
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
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deficient     Speak
 
(5)
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cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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devastate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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combine something into a larger whole; unite
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
approve formally; confirm; verify
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effusion     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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young woman making formal entrance into society
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
a journey to a sacred place
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equanimity     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
person who eats too much food and drink
state of being unmarried; single life
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
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frivolous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
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heritage     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
a journey to a sacred place
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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impoverish     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
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invertebrate     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
animal, such as an insect, that lacks backbone or spinal column
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
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morbid     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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obtuse     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
composed of elements from a variety of sources
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
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pinnacle     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
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reinstate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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encourage; motivate; arouse; spur; excite or invigorate with a stimulant
place again in possession, or in a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
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sally     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
an expert who gives advice
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
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smelt     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
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transpose     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
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variable     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
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