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High School: 12th Grade
allure     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
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appalling     Speak
 
(2)
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decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
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compression     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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decree; authoritative command or order
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
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cumulative     Speak
 
(4)
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existing, happening, or done at the same time
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
increasing by successive addition
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cynical     Speak
 
(5)
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skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
pervading; spread throughout every part
serving or designed to reform
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displacement     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
act of removing from office or employment
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
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eccentric     Speak
 
(7)
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fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
directly ahead; straightforward
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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expatriate     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
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forum     Speak
 
(9)
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having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
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impeach     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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organize anew, as after a setback
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
scold harshly; criticize severely
pollute; make dirty or spotty
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
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inert     Speak
 
(11)
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final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
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laud     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
discuss the terms of an arrangement
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
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necessitate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
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opaque     Speak
 
(14)
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youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
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pigment     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
body excluding head and neck and limbs
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reimburse     Speak
 
(16)
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cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
pay back for some expense incurred
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
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reprove     Speak
 
(17)
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voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
come into being; become reality
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
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skirmish     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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subside     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
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vilify     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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adjust again after an initial failure
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
place over something else; place on top of
approve formally; confirm; verify
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