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High School: 12th Grade
apathetic     Speak
 
(1)
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untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
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bogus     Speak
 
(2)
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lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
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capricious     Speak
 
(3)
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full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
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crucial     Speak
 
(4)
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pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
queer; amusingly odd; comical
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
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demure     Speak
 
(5)
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of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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displacement     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of removing from office or employment
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
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duct     Speak
 
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n.  
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a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
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enthrall     Speak
 
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v.  
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lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
decide upon and express in words
make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
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flange     Speak
 
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n.  
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agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
body excluding head and neck and limbs
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
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hew     Speak
 
(10)
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contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
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inclusive     Speak
 
(11)
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middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
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irony     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
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mendicant     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
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oratory     Speak
 
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n.  
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impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
death notice; list of dead
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progression     Speak
 
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n.  
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mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
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rational     Speak
 
(16)
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consistent with; based on; using reason
incapable of being made smaller or simpler
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
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reprove     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
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slothful     Speak
 
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lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
serving or designed to reform
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
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tart     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
death notice; list of dead
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volatile     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
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