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High School: 12th Grade
abysmal     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
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bogus     Speak
 
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cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
directly ahead; straightforward
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celibacy     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
state of being unmarried; single life
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house
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convivial     Speak
 
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festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
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definitive     Speak
 
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lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
unreachable; not available; unattainable
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
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docile     Speak
 
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modest and reserved in manner or behavior
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
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dogmatic     Speak
 
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causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
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feign     Speak
 
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v.  
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overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
pay back for some expense incurred
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
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fidelity     Speak
 
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n.  
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refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
a journey to a sacred place
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
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glutton     Speak
 
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expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
person who eats too much food and drink
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
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incision     Speak
 
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n.  
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death notice; list of dead
something that has been in a family for generations
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
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liquidate     Speak
 
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v.  
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adjust again after an initial failure
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
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nucleus     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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an epic poem adapted for recitation
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
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panorama     Speak
 
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v.  
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complete view in every direction.
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
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phenomenal     Speak
 
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too many to be counted; numerous
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
exceedingly or unbelievably great
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
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quell     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
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satire     Speak
 
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n.  
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thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
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skeptical     Speak
 
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having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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tawdry     Speak
 
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coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
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vigil     Speak
 
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n.  
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having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
act of removing from office or employment
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
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