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High School: 12th Grade
acerbic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
increasing by successive addition
energetic; vigorously active
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
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cajole     Speak
 
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v.  
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influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
examine closely and critically
place over something else; place on top of
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
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choreography     Speak
 
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n.  
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homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
state of being unmarried; single life
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
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contradictory     Speak
 
(4)
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nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
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debit     Speak
 
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n.  
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having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
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docile     Speak
 
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incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
defending or protecting from disease or infection
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eminent     Speak
 
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directly ahead; straightforward
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
queer; amusingly odd; comical
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
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feasible     Speak
 
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extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
capable of being accomplished or brought about
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
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furtive     Speak
 
(9)
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
existing, happening, or done at the same time
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
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grotesque     Speak
 
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fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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inquisitive     Speak
 
(11)
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disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
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listless     Speak
 
(12)
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smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
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obituary     Speak
 
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n.  
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form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
death notice; list of dead
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ordinance     Speak
 
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n.  
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thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
decree; authoritative command or order
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prose     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
a state of cooperation; agreement of results or opinions; acting together
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querulous     Speak
 
(16)
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having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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satire     Speak
 
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n.  
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cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
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stance     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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an epic poem adapted for recitation
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
young woman making formal entrance into society
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tawdry     Speak
 
(19)
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having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
rich and superior in quality
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vilify     Speak
 
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v.  
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cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
organize anew, as after a setback
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
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