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High School: 12th Grade
annul     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
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brandish     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
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charlatan     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
animal, such as an insect, that lacks backbone or spinal column
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
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crypt     Speak
 
(4)
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
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
something that has been in a family for generations
remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
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delineate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
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diaphragm     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
list, especially of names
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
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duct     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
death notice; list of dead
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
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feign     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
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forthright     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
directly ahead; straightforward
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
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guerrilla     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
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impertinent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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improperly forward or bold; rude
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
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invoke     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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regard with respect; favorable regard
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
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mystical     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
increasing by successive addition
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
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perspective     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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an expert who gives advice
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house
something formed in the mind; thought or notion
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
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prose     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
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renounce     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
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rhapsody     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
an epic poem adapted for recitation
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
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smelt     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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tabulate     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
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unkempt     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
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