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High School: 10th Grade
abrasive     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
rubbing away; tending to grind down
mild and pleasant; extremely foolish
honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
sky blue; light purplish blue
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arbitrary     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
currently in progress; traveling by foot
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
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avail     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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detect; perceive or recognize something
reduce or eliminate gradually, with knife; cut small bits off
provide; supply; equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for
support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
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catastrophe     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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pretense; something intended to misrepresent
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
a hope or ambition of achieving something; the action or process of drawing breath
assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks
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conclave     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a spear with three prongs
a confidential or secret meeting
position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
a new method, idea, product; introduction of something new
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debonair     Speak
 
(6)
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impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly; very difficult to pronounce correctly
messy and dirty; careless and excessively casual
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
being beyond what is required or sufficient
open to view; not secret or hidden
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disgruntled     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
without any clear results or proof
inclined to exult; characterized by, or expressing, exultation; rejoicing triumphantly
unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
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escapade     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
offensive or insulting treatment
any substance that produces cancer
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frank     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
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hallowed     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
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incite     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
disparage or depreciate; put down
keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
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jurisdiction     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch
authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
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melancholy     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
husky; muscular and heavily built
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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ornate     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
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perpetuate     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
make something last; preserve from extinction
vaporize; disappear; change into a vapor
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posterity     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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offensive or insulting treatment
all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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relent     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories
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repertoire     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
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taciturn     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
causing shock or horror; gruesome
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
prejudiced; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin; yellow or yellowish
skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
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unpronounceable     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly; very difficult to pronounce correctly
abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
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