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High School: 12th Grade
admonish     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
give off; send out; give out as sound
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
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aphorism     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
over regulated administrative system
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
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choreography     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
decree; authoritative command or order
testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
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culminate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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examine closely and critically
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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debit     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of removing from office or employment
body excluding head and neck and limbs
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
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dialect     Speak
 
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vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
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eminent     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
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feign     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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regard with respect; favorable regard
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
complete view in every direction.
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focal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
defending or protecting from disease or infection
pertaining to the universe; vast
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
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hackneyed     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
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incorporate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
decide upon and express in words
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
combine something into a larger whole; unite
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intolerant     Speak
 
(12)
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queer; amusingly odd; comical
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
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mechanization     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
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opaque     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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prelude     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
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renounce     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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pollute; make dirty or spotty
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
infuse or fill completely; fertilize and cause to grow; make pregnant
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
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ritual     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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stance     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
long and slender with a very small internal diameter
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
over regulated administrative system
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tributary     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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vigilant     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
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