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High School: 12th Grade
amphitheater     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
an expert who gives advice
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
something formed in the mind; thought or notion
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blurb     Speak
 
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thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
humanistic study of language and literature
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
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circumspect     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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crucial     Speak
 
(4)
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lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
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deplorable     Speak
 
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full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
unoriginal; derived from another source
pertaining to the universe; vast
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dialect     Speak
 
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extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
death notice; list of dead
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emancipate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
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esteem     Speak
 
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completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
regard with respect; favorable regard
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
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glaze     Speak
 
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unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
the exercise of control or influence over someone or something
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
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illegitimate     Speak
 
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lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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impertinent     Speak
 
(11)
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secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
increasing by successive addition
improperly forward or bold; rude
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liquidate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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approve formally; confirm; verify
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
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necessitate     Speak
 
(13)
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settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
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opulent     Speak
 
(14)
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scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
rich and superior in quality
unoriginal; derived from another source
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
unreachable; not available; unattainable
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pliable     Speak
 
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lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
unreachable; not available; unattainable
according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
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rebuff     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
become progressively worse; decline
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
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rogue     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
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sterile     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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tantalize     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
come into being; become reality
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
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vitality     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
god; divinity; supernatural things
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energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
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