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High School: 12th Grade
abate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
place over something else; place on top of
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bureaucracy     Speak
 
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n.  
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deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
over regulated administrative system
body excluding head and neck and limbs
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cervical     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
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cumulative     Speak
 
(4)
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difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
capable of being accomplished or brought about
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
increasing by successive addition
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deficient     Speak
 
(5)
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vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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dictum     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
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emit     Speak
 
(7)
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regard with respect; favorable regard
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
give off; send out; give out as sound
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
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exacerbate     Speak
 
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process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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finesse     Speak
 
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n.  
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young woman making formal entrance into society
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
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humdrum     Speak
 
(10)
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modest and reserved in manner or behavior
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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imperial     Speak
 
(11)
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like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
pervading; spread throughout every part
rich and superior in quality
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
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linear     Speak
 
(12)
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carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
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morbid     Speak
 
(13)
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having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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parse     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
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precept     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
something that has been in a family for generations
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
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radical     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
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revere     Speak
 
(17)
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worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
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stupor     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
concluding part; closing section
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
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symmetry     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
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waif     Speak
 
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n.  
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a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
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