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High School: 12th Grade
acerbic     Speak
 
(1)
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essential or necessary for completeness; entire
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
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bogus     Speak
 
(2)
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not liable to error; always right or accurate
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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carnivorous     Speak
 
(3)
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rich and superior in quality
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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consecrate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
copy; write over again in same words
scold harshly; criticize severely
to give an account or tell the story of
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
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decorous     Speak
 
(5)
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according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
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disquiet     Speak
 
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v.  
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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
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dregs     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
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equivocal     Speak
 
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incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
expecting the worst possible outcome
incapable of being made smaller or simpler
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
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forthright     Speak
 
(9)
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directly ahead; straightforward
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
consistent with; based on; using reason
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hysteria     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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someone who has withdrawn from his native land
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
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insufferable     Speak
 
(11)
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evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
improperly forward or bold; rude
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
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linear     Speak
 
(12)
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incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
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obituary     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
death notice; list of dead
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
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personage     Speak
 
(14)
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indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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preoccupy     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
adjust again after an initial failure
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
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qualm     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
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sear     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
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spontaneous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
consistent with; based on; using reason
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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tier     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; one of two or more layers one atop another
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
a journey to a sacred place
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variable     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
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