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High School: 12th Grade
amphitheater     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
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banal     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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charisma     Speak
 
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n.  
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slight hint or indication; slight understanding
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
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contemptuous     Speak
 
(4)
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increasing by successive addition
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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demented     Speak
 
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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
pervading; spread throughout every part
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
consistent with; based on; using reason
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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dialect     Speak
 
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n.  
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expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of ligh; optical properties
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
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dregs     Speak
 
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n.  
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intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
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enthrall     Speak
 
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v.  
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pay back for some expense incurred
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
restore to good condition; renew
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formulate     Speak
 
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v.  
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decide upon and express in words
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
organize anew, as after a setback
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glutton     Speak
 
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n.  
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act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
the rate of change at a point of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve; a curving or bending, often abnormal
person who eats too much food and drink
flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
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indisposed     Speak
 
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exceedingly or unbelievably great
shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
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kinetic     Speak
 
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not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
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maternal     Speak
 
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queer; amusingly odd; comical
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
composed of elements from a variety of sources
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patron     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
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prose     Speak
 
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n.  
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factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
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remittance     Speak
 
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n.  
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a noisy riotous fight; a confused struggle
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
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respite     Speak
 
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n.  
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involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
mental keenness; quickness of perception
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simultaneous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
existing, happening, or done at the same time
capable of being transmitted by infection, especially for disease; readily communicated
being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
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tantalize     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
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volatile     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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increasing by successive addition
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
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