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High School: 12th Grade
allusion     Speak
 
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n.  
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
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bland     Speak
 
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shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
energetic; vigorously active
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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chronic     Speak
 
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carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
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cosmic     Speak
 
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pertaining to the universe; vast
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
queer; amusingly odd; comical
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deft     Speak
 
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dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
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dispel     Speak
 
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attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
pay back for some expense incurred
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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dormant     Speak
 
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having a good reputation; honorable
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
exceedingly or unbelievably great
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exacerbate     Speak
 
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feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
approve formally; confirm; verify
arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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finesse     Speak
 
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act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
humanistic study of language and literature
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
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grandiose     Speak
 
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cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
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inducement     Speak
 
(11)
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a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
mental keenness; quickness of perception
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
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irreducible     Speak
 
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artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
incapable of being made smaller or simpler
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
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mutation     Speak
 
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change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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passive     Speak
 
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carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
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phenomenal     Speak
 
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feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
defending or protecting from disease or infection
exceedingly or unbelievably great
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reorganize     Speak
 
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v.  
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fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
organize anew, as after a setback
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
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scrimmage     Speak
 
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a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
a noisy riotous fight; a confused struggle
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
the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
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solitude     Speak
 
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a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
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tolerable     Speak
 
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capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
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usage     Speak
 
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n.  
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legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
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