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High School: 10th Grade
abrasive     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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lacking discretion; injudicious
rubbing away; tending to grind down
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
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ample     Speak
 
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having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
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batter     Speak
 
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v.  
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outlive; live or last longer than
feel or express pity or sympathy for
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
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calamity     Speak
 
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n.  
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killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
container; reservoir; an object or space used to contain something
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confirm     Speak
 
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v.  
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support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
disparage or depreciate; put down
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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debonair     Speak
 
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freed, especially from traditional ideas in social and sexual matters; of liberate
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
incompatible; not able to be resolved
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diction     Speak
 
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n.  
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building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
choice and use of words in speech or writing
the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates; axis; center
small exclusive group of friends or associates
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elucidate     Speak
 
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v.  
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detect; perceive or recognize something
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
treat in a violent manner; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt
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foray     Speak
 
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n.  
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a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
a hope or ambition of achieving something; the action or process of drawing breath
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
any substance that produces cancer
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gullible     Speak
 
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easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
husky; muscular and heavily built
of a brilliant red color
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from smooth or polished surface; plausible
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impersonate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
become aware of through the senses; detect
mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of represent another person with comic intentions
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
provide; supply; equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for
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invert     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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mimicry     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
seat, especially a royal seat; throne; rank; grade; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding or investing of a place by army
action of trying at something
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offense     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
choice and use of words in speech or writing
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
silvery ductile metallic element
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parsimonious     Speak
 
(15)
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unusual; not typical; not normal
extremely disturbed from emotion
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
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preponderance     Speak
 
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n.  
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superiority in numbers or amount
long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by court
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
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recourse     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a spear with three prongs
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
check list; a collection of resources
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
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remnant     Speak
 
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n.  
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mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
act of making timid or fearful , of deterring by threats; state of being intimidated
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taciturn     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
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unpronounceable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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messy and dirty; careless and excessively casual
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
madly excited; in state of hurry, panic or wild activity
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly; very difficult to pronounce correctly
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