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High School: 12th Grade
abysmal     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
capable of being accomplished or brought about
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bourgeois     Speak
 
(2)
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middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
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collegiate     Speak
 
(3)
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fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
improperly forward or bold; rude
of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
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cosmic     Speak
 
(4)
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counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
directly ahead; straightforward
pertaining to the universe; vast
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
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demented     Speak
 
(5)
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having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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dilate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
restore to good condition; renew
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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enhance     Speak
 
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melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
to give an account or tell the story of
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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epitome     Speak
 
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n.  
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mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; one of two or more layers one atop another
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
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flail     Speak
 
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v.  
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go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
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illegitimate     Speak
 
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expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
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inaccessible     Speak
 
(11)
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having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
existing, happening, or done at the same time
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
unreachable; not available; unattainable
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lucid     Speak
 
(12)
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dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
unreachable; not available; unattainable
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
not liable to error; always right or accurate
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necessitate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
decide upon and express in words
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
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oblivion     Speak
 
(14)
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
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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pliable     Speak
 
(15)
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thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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rebuke     Speak
 
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v.  
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pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
scold harshly; criticize severely
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revere     Speak
 
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v.  
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worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
to give an account or tell the story of
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
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spasm     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
humanistic study of language and literature
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superimpose     Speak
 
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v.  
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place over something else; place on top of
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
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volatile     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
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