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High School: 10th Grade
abhor     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
help bring about; make less difficult
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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amaze     Speak
 
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flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
outlive; live or last longer than
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
astonish; surprise greatly; affect with wonder
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batter     Speak
 
(3)
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feel or express pity or sympathy for
form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
leave to someone by a will; hand down
beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
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blight     Speak
 
(4)
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hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; hire; employ
serve as an example of; embody
do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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condolence     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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watching; inspection; close observation of a person or group; supervision
superiority in numbers or amount
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
a structure or arrangement of something; pattern
collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
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cursory     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
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diction     Speak
 
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n.  
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lack of consistency; lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
choice and use of words in speech or writing
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
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fanfare     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
silvery ductile metallic element
sudden downfall; complete disaster
offensive or insulting treatment
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furnish     Speak
 
(9)
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position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
provide; supply; equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for
leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
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govern     Speak
 
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make and administer the public policy and affairs of
resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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indulgent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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kindly; favorable; not malignant
yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
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insuperable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being excelled; unbeatable
having no adverse effect; harmless
pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
without any clear results or proof
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
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mercenary     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
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orchid     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
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perpetuate     Speak
 
(15)
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make something last; preserve from extinction
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
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prone     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
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rejoinder     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
a police officer of the lowest rank; a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
any of various flies, that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; irritating person
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
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remnant     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
soldier placed on guard; guard
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
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sprawl     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
deny the truth of; go against, as of rules and laws
accompany for protection, either by sea or land; attend for protection; escort
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unpronounceable     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly; very difficult to pronounce correctly
habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
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