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High School: 12th Grade
allusion     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
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cajole     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
regard with respect; favorable regard
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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cognizant     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
differing in some characteristics; various
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
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consultant     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
an expert who gives advice
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
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default     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
a noisy riotous fight; a confused struggle
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
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designate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
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domination     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
the exercise of control or influence over someone or something
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farcical     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
unreachable; not available; unattainable
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
composed of elements from a variety of sources
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
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gainsay     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
restore to good condition; renew
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hackneyed     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
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incandescent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
differing in some characteristics; various
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inundate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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place over something else; place on top of
infuse or fill completely; fertilize and cause to grow; make pregnant
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
discuss the terms of an arrangement
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
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misconception     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
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permeate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
spread or flow throughout; pervade
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
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pigment     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
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querulous     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
unoriginal; derived from another source
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
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rue     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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complete view in every direction.
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
organize anew, as after a setback
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stupefy     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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regard with respect; favorable regard
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
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transcribe     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
copy; write over again in same words
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usurp     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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restore to good condition; renew
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
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