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High School: 12th Grade
ambience     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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banal     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
expecting the worst possible outcome
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clemency     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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mental keenness; quickness of perception
testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
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covert     Speak
 
(4)
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inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
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denizen     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
body excluding head and neck and limbs
inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
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disgruntle     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
organize anew, as after a setback
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
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dogmatic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
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extradition     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
an epic poem adapted for recitation
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
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ferret     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
come into being; become reality
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
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grotesque     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
serving or designed to reform
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
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inkling     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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slight hint or indication; slight understanding
flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
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laud     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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infuse or fill completely; fertilize and cause to grow; make pregnant
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
decide upon and express in words
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
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materialize     Speak
 
(13)
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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
come into being; become reality
discuss the terms of an arrangement
give off; send out; give out as sound
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
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overture     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
body excluding head and neck and limbs
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
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pinnacle     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
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renovate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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infuse or fill completely; fertilize and cause to grow; make pregnant
restore to good condition; renew
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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reprove     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
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stance     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
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taint     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
place again in possession, or in a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
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whet     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
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