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High School: 10th Grade
accede     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
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articulate     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
freed, especially from traditional ideas in social and sexual matters; of liberate
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
messy and dirty; careless and excessively casual
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augment     Speak
 
(3)
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destroy completely; scrape or shave off
flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward a desired end
obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of
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cataclysm     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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small leaf; leaf like organ or part
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
action of trying at something
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded
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cleave     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
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debris     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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soldier placed on guard; guard
act of making timid or fearful , of deterring by threats; state of being intimidated
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
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diction     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
a rounded spherical form; a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
choice and use of words in speech or writing
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch
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expertise     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of given name
specialized knowledge; expert skill
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
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forage     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
leave to someone by a will; hand down
make something last; preserve from extinction
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
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grimace     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
a structure or arrangement of something; pattern
sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration
settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
small leaf; leaf like organ or part
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inexplicable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
deceptive; giving the wrong idea or impression
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
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landlord     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a landowner who leases to others; a person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant
main office of large organization
feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
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menial     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
suitable for servant; having low nature
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orchid     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
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oversee     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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exceed or surpass; leave behind
bring out; arouse; call forth
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; approve; support
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proprietor     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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one who has legal title to something; owner
main office of large organization
device to separate larger objects from smaller objects, or to separate solid objects from a liquid; utensil for separating; coarse basket
quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
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recant     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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retract a previous statement; sing over again; utter repeatedly in song
flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed.
write or engrave; mark down as something to be read; imprint; assign or address to
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retentive     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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tacit     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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injured by freezing or partial freezing
tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
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theme     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
one who has legal title to something; owner
container; reservoir; an object or space used to contain something
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
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