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High School: 12th Grade
acerbic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
serving or designed to reform
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
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broach     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
encourage; motivate; arouse; spur; excite or invigorate with a stimulant
restore to good condition; renew
place over something else; place on top of
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
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catharsis     Speak
 
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n.  
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
body excluding head and neck and limbs
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
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covert     Speak
 
(4)
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inoffensive expression of fat; stout
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
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definitive     Speak
 
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very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
improperly forward or bold; rude
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disquiet     Speak
 
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v.  
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make uneasy or anxious; trouble
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
encourage; motivate; arouse; spur; excite or invigorate with a stimulant
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emancipate     Speak
 
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make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
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expressly     Speak
 
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inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
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ferret     Speak
 
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v.  
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copy; write over again in same words
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
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humdrum     Speak
 
(10)
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capable of being transmitted by infection, especially for disease; readily communicated
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
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indisposed     Speak
 
(11)
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queer; amusingly odd; comical
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
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intolerant     Speak
 
(12)
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according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
energetic; vigorously active
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
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mystical     Speak
 
(13)
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lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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organic     Speak
 
(14)
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able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
simple and healthful and close to nature
pertaining to the universe; vast
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
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pigment     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
over regulated administrative system
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
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recuperate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
handle someone or something in a rough way; cause serious physical wounds
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
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revere     Speak
 
(17)
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worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
handle someone or something in a rough way; cause serious physical wounds
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
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skirmish     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
concluding part; closing section
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
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tier     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; one of two or more layers one atop another
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
list, especially of names
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
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usurp     Speak
 
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v.  
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seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
discuss the terms of an arrangement
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
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