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High School: 12th Grade
acrimonious     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
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authoritative     Speak
 
(2)
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quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
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catharsis     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color; an outline of a solid object, as cast by its shadow
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conjure     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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daunt     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
examine closely and critically
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
become progressively worse; decline
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displacement     Speak
 
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n.  
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body excluding head and neck and limbs
act of removing from office or employment
branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
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eccentric     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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queer; amusingly odd; comical
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
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enthrall     Speak
 
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v.  
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speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
complete view in every direction.
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
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flange     Speak
 
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n.  
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a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
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heirloom     Speak
 
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n.  
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an expert who gives advice
something that has been in a family for generations
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
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impoverish     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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isolate; separate; divide from the main body
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
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listless     Speak
 
(12)
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too many to be counted; numerous
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
capable of being accomplished or brought about
firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
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mendicant     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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an epic poem adapted for recitation
humanistic study of language and literature
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
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parry     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
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phenomenal     Speak
 
(15)
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youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
exceedingly or unbelievably great
incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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rational     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
consistent with; based on; using reason
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
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satire     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color; an outline of a solid object, as cast by its shadow
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
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skeptical     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
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transcribe     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
give off; send out; give out as sound
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
copy; write over again in same words
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wend     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
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