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High School: 12th Grade
abate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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banal     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
pertaining to the universe; vast
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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castigate     Speak
 
(3)
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debase; degrade; spread negative information about
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
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concurrence     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
a state of cooperation; agreement of results or opinions; acting together
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debit     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
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devastate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
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dogmatic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
queer; amusingly odd; comical
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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facetious     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
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finesse     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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concluding part; closing section
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
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hovel     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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element; ingredient; abstract part of something
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
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induce     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
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listless     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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marked by or given to doubt; questioning
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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nucleus     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
god; divinity; supernatural things
something that has been in a family for generations
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parse     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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debase; degrade; spread negative information about
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
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progression     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
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querulous     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being accomplished or brought about
exceedingly or unbelievably great
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
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rhapsody     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
an epic poem adapted for recitation
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
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stability     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
body excluding head and neck and limbs
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transpose     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
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venerate     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
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