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High School: 12th Grade
allure     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
adjust again after an initial failure
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
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befall     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
restore to good condition; renew
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
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catharsis     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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body excluding head and neck and limbs
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
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crucial     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
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deflation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
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disillusion     Speak
 
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n.  
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the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
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dogmatic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
capable of being transmitted by infection, especially for disease; readily communicated
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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ensemble     Speak
 
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n.  
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faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
a state of cooperation; agreement of results or opinions; acting together
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formulate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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to give an account or tell the story of
handle someone or something in a rough way; cause serious physical wounds
portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
decide upon and express in words
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hapless     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
composed of elements from a variety of sources
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
existing, happening, or done at the same time
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imperial     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
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jargon     Speak
 
(12)
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form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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narcotic     Speak
 
(13)
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the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
over regulated administrative system
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
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pertinent     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
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phenomenal     Speak
 
(15)
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without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
exceedingly or unbelievably great
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
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recondite     Speak
 
(16)
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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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resolute     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
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spontaneous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
existing, happening, or done at the same time
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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sundry     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
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usurp     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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