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High School: 12th Grade
acumen     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
mental keenness; quickness of perception
change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
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banal     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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collegiate     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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queer; amusingly odd; comical
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
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covert     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
queer; amusingly odd; comical
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
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decorous     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
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dilate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
copy; write over again in same words
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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eminent     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
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evasion     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
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folio     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
something formed in the mind; thought or notion
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illegitimate     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
composed of elements from a variety of sources
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incision     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
young woman making formal entrance into society
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
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kinetic     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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marked by or given to doubt; questioning
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
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nucleus     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of ligh; optical properties
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
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organism     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
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piteous     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
improperly forward or bold; rude
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
deserving or inciting pity; causing feelings of sympathy
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radical     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
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secluded     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
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stance     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
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synthetic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
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wanton     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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composed of elements from a variety of sources
too many to be counted; numerous
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
expecting the worst possible outcome
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