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High School: 10th Grade
affirm     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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bring out; arouse; call forth
present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
offer someone emotional support or encouragement; confirm
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
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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
unusual; not typical; not normal
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
suitable for servant; having low nature
open to view; not secret or hidden
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balmy     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
mild and pleasant; extremely foolish
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
unusual; not typical; not normal
skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
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chivalry     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
knightly skill; courtesy towards women
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
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conclave     Speak
 
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n.  
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a police officer of the lowest rank; a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character
one who flees to shelter, or place of safety
a confidential or secret meeting
nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
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desecrate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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feel or express pity or sympathy for
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
retract a previous statement; sing over again; utter repeatedly in song
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
violate with violence, especially to sacred place
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disposition     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
a spear with three prongs
the part of the face above the eyes
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
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extirpate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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block legislation by making long speeches
show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
overcome by superior force; overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
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forage     Speak
 
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throw into disorder; break the array of.
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
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harangue     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
act of making timid or fearful , of deterring by threats; state of being intimidated
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inexplicable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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unusual; not typical; not normal
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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laudable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
currently in progress; traveling by foot
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain
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massacre     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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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
killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
choice and use of words in speech or writing
position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
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nuptial     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
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pilgrim     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
a landowner who leases to others; a person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
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precedent     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
small exclusive group of friends or associates
act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
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reclamation     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
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rhetoric     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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inscription on tombstone in memory
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
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stifle     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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rear; promote the growth of; help develop
bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
throw into disorder; break the array of.
bring out; arouse; call forth
interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
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tedious     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
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