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High School: 12th Grade
allusion     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
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brevity     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
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chronic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
increasing by successive addition
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
capable of being transmitted by infection, especially for disease; readily communicated
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cumulative     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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increasing by successive addition
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
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daunt     Speak
 
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v.  
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exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
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designate     Speak
 
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v.  
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persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
scold harshly; criticize severely
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eloquent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
simple and healthful and close to nature
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
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exacerbate     Speak
 
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v.  
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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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folio     Speak
 
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n.  
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a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
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heritage     Speak
 
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n.  
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particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
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inevitable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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modest and reserved in manner or behavior
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
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liquidate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
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neural     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
improperly forward or bold; rude
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
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ordinance     Speak
 
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n.  
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the rate of change at a point of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve; a curving or bending, often abnormal
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
decree; authoritative command or order
act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
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prestige     Speak
 
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n.  
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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rebuff     Speak
 
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v.  
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accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
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revoke     Speak
 
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assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
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skirmish     Speak
 
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n.  
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an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates
a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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transcribe     Speak
 
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v.  
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give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
copy; write over again in same words
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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variable     Speak
 
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n.  
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factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
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