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High School: 12th Grade
abdicate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
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blurb     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
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compression     Speak
 
(3)
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participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
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creditor     Speak
 
(4)
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participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
a journey to a sacred place
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deflation     Speak
 
(5)
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minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
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docile     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
deserving or inciting pity; causing feelings of sympathy
coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
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droll     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
rich and superior in quality
queer; amusingly odd; comical
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feasible     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
capable of being accomplished or brought about
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
differing in some characteristics; various
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gainsay     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
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grovel     Speak
 
(10)
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assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
adjust again after an initial failure
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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impertinent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
improperly forward or bold; rude
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laud     Speak
 
(12)
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make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
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misconception     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
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obtuse     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
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pliable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
performed with a natural or offhand ease
consistent with; based on; using reason
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querulous     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
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rhapsody     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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god; divinity; supernatural things
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
an epic poem adapted for recitation
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sterile     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
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synthetic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
having a good reputation; honorable
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
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vigil     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
concluding part; closing section
an expert who gives advice
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
list, especially of names
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