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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
pervading; spread throughout every part
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
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banal     Speak
 
(2)
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according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
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castigate     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
to give an account or tell the story of
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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contemptuous     Speak
 
(4)
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
composed of elements from a variety of sources
capable of being transmitted by infection, especially for disease; readily communicated
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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debit     Speak
 
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n.  
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
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disintegrate     Speak
 
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v.  
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worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
decide upon and express in words
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
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dynamic     Speak
 
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festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
energetic; vigorously active
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epitome     Speak
 
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n.  
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factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
person who eats too much food and drink
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
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frivolous     Speak
 
(9)
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final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
unoriginal; derived from another source
capable of being transmitted by infection, especially for disease; readily communicated
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
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grandiose     Speak
 
(10)
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impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
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
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
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infatuate     Speak
 
(11)
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form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
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listless     Speak
 
(12)
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lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
differing in some characteristics; various
performed with a natural or offhand ease
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
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mire     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
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passive     Speak
 
(14)
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cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
pervading; spread throughout every part
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
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portal     Speak
 
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n.  
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divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
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rational     Speak
 
(16)
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too many to be counted; numerous
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
consistent with; based on; using reason
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
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rostrum     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
young woman making formal entrance into society
a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
humanistic study of language and literature
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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squander     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
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tabulate     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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debase; degrade; spread negative information about
arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
come into being; become reality
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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vigilant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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capable of being transmitted by infection, especially for disease; readily communicated
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
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