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High School: 10th Grade
aloof     Speak
 
(1)
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apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
without any clear results or proof
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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articulate     Speak
 
(2)
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expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
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barren     Speak
 
(3)
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desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
without any clear results or proof
injured by freezing or partial freezing
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burrow     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
act of vindicating, or state of being vindicated; defense; evidence or statements that justify a claim or belief
rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
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coax     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of
keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
outlive; live or last longer than
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward a desired end
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deluge     Speak
 
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n.  
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going from one state of action to another
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
the activity of writing by hand; something written by hand
an event that happens; the action or fact of happening or occurring
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disparity     Speak
 
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n.  
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rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
inscription on tombstone in memory
exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
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endorse     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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vaporize; disappear; change into a vapor
make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
astonish; surprise greatly; affect with wonder
throw into disorder; break the array of.
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; approve; support
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generation     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring
plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
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gnarled     Speak
 
(10)
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randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
unusual; not typical; not normal
twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
profitable; producing good profit
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inertia     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
architectural support or base, as for a column or statue; support or foundation
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
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inscribe     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; hire; employ
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
drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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miscellaneous     Speak
 
(13)
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mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
of a brilliant red color
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
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outcast     Speak
 
(14)
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impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
without any clear results or proof
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
surprisingly impressive or notable; shocking
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parsimonious     Speak
 
(15)
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excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
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posture     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character
a spear with three prongs
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pseudonym     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
sudden downfall; complete disaster
durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
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resuscitate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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read or examine, typically with great care
bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
restored to life; restore consciousness, vigor, or life to; revive
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surveillance     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
any substance that produces cancer
watching; inspection; close observation of a person or group; supervision
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
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variegated     Speak
 
(20)
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changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
characterized by unrest or disorder
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
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