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High School: 12th Grade
acumen     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
mental keenness; quickness of perception
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
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befall     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
to give an account or tell the story of
discuss the terms of an arrangement
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
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conclusive     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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concurrent     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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improperly forward or bold; rude
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
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demure     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
unoriginal; derived from another source
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diaphragm     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
mental keenness; quickness of perception
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
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droll     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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queer; amusingly odd; comical
consistent with; based on; using reason
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
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enthrall     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
become progressively worse; decline
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
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frugal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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illustrious     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
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impertinent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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improperly forward or bold; rude
incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
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intolerable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
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manor     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; one of two or more layers one atop another
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
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passive     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
capable of being accomplished or brought about
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
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proficient     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
improperly forward or bold; rude
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
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remittance     Speak
 
(16)
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
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
body excluding head and neck and limbs
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
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rift     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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highest point; vertex; summit; climax
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
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stability     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
long and slender with a very small internal diameter
animal, such as an insect, that lacks backbone or spinal column
person who eats too much food and drink
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subside     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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handle someone or something in a rough way; cause serious physical wounds
pollute; make dirty or spotty
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
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vestige     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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someone who has withdrawn from his native land
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
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