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High School: 10th Grade
abrasive     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
rubbing away; tending to grind down
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
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amaze     Speak
 
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v.  
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throw into disorder; break the array of.
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
raise in rank or dignity; praise
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
astonish; surprise greatly; affect with wonder
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balmy     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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mild and pleasant; extremely foolish
of a brilliant red color
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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carcinogen     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
any substance that produces cancer
strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of given name
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contravened     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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provoke the hostility of; act in opposition to
deny the truth of; go against, as of rules and laws
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for
produce; give rise to
keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
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critique     Speak
 
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n.  
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device to separate larger objects from smaller objects, or to separate solid objects from a liquid; utensil for separating; coarse basket
artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
watching; inspection; close observation of a person or group; supervision
critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction
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efface     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
run or extend beyond normal or desired limit; overflow
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extirpate     Speak
 
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v.  
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carry from one place to another; bear or transport
turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
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fortify     Speak
 
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v.  
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deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
restored to life; restore consciousness, vigor, or life to; revive
serve as an example of; embody
call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
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headquarter     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by public official
main office of large organization
exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
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inertia     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a hope or ambition of achieving something; the action or process of drawing breath
position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health, and generally depressed
building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction
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irrevocable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
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masquerade     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks
a confidential or secret meeting
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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onset     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a structure or arrangement of something; pattern
feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
a landowner who leases to others; a person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant
a confidential or secret meeting
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perceptible     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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marked by precise accordance with details
extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
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poll     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
small exclusive group of friends or associates
enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
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pulchritude     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
seat, especially a royal seat; throne; rank; grade; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding or investing of a place by army
act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
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revenge     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories
distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence
do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
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session     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
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trident     Speak
 
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n.  
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wood or collection of trees, shrubs
collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
a spear with three prongs
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
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