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High School: 12th Grade
aesthetic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
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aphorism     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
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celibacy     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
state of being unmarried; single life
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
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contentious     Speak
 
(4)
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lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
deserving or inciting pity; causing feelings of sympathy
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
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definitive     Speak
 
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final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
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diaphragm     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
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dormant     Speak
 
(7)
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possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
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feasible     Speak
 
(8)
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lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
capable of being accomplished or brought about
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
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forthright     Speak
 
(9)
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difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
directly ahead; straightforward
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
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hapless     Speak
 
(10)
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skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
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incandescent     Speak
 
(11)
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strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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linguistics     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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an activity without interruption; the period of time during which something continues
act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
humanistic study of language and literature
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
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mystical     Speak
 
(13)
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having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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parry     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
spread or flow throughout; pervade
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
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prestige     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
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renounce     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
scold harshly; criticize severely
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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rue     Speak
 
(17)
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feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
come into being; become reality
try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
discuss the terms of an arrangement
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solitude     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
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transcribe     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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copy; write over again in same words
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
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ultimate     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
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