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High School: 10th Grade
abrasive     Speak
 
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gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
rubbing away; tending to grind down
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
messy and dirty; careless and excessively casual
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apocryphal     Speak
 
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deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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balmy     Speak
 
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profitable; producing good profit
skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
mild and pleasant; extremely foolish
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
in the middle of; among; surrounded by
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brazen     Speak
 
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unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer
sky blue; light purplish blue
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
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cleave     Speak
 
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v.  
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support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
block legislation by making long speeches
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
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data     Speak
 
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n.  
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keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
a private room, typically a bedroom; compartment; a large room used for formal or public events
act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
an event that happens; the action or fact of happening or occurring
collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
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disgruntled     Speak
 
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randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
injured by freezing or partial freezing
characterized by unrest or disorder
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endorse     Speak
 
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v.  
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keep from happening or arising; make impossible
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; approve; support
run or extend beyond normal or desired limit; overflow
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geriatrics     Speak
 
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n.  
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natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
action of trying at something
knightly skill; courtesy towards women
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ghastly     Speak
 
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expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
unusual; not typical; not normal
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indiscreet     Speak
 
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lacking discretion; injudicious
unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
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insight     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
a hope or ambition of achieving something; the action or process of drawing breath
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health, and generally depressed
understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
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malfunction     Speak
 
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meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
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outlaw     Speak
 
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n.  
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voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded
beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
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pharmaceutical     Speak
 
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gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
having no adverse effect; harmless
rubbing away; tending to grind down
of or pertaining to knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
not easily deciphered; not able to be read or understood
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preponderance     Speak
 
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n.  
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durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
compression; the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid
superiority in numbers or amount
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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rectitude     Speak
 
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n.  
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attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded
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rendition     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
the activity of writing by hand; something written by hand
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
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sneer     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
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vaudeville     Speak
 
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n.  
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gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments
a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive
beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
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