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High School: 12th Grade
acerbic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
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bourgeois     Speak
 
(2)
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middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
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circumspect     Speak
 
(3)
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counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
capable of being transmitted by infection, especially for disease; readily communicated
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
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contemptuous     Speak
 
(4)
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tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
queer; amusingly odd; comical
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deflation     Speak
 
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n.  
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a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
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deteriorate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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become progressively worse; decline
decide upon and express in words
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
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dote     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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scold harshly; criticize severely
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
approve formally; confirm; verify
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
discuss the terms of an arrangement
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evasion     Speak
 
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n.  
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failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
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frontage     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
an expert who gives advice
the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
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humiliate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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become progressively worse; decline
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
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innumerable     Speak
 
(11)
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possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
too many to be counted; numerous
directly ahead; straightforward
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
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liquidate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
place over something else; place on top of
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
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nefarious     Speak
 
(13)
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very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
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oratory     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
list, especially of names
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phenomenal     Speak
 
(15)
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carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
exceedingly or unbelievably great
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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rebuff     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
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rift     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
list, especially of names
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segment     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
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superlative     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
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vigil     Speak
 
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n.  
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arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
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