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High School: 12th Grade
abstruse     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
defending or protecting from disease or infection
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
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aphorism     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
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charlatan     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
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contentious     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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performed with a natural or offhand ease
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
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demented     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
pervading; spread throughout every part
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
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dialect     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
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emit     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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pay back for some expense incurred
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
give off; send out; give out as sound
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expressly     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
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ferret     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
infuse or fill completely; fertilize and cause to grow; make pregnant
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grandiose     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
capable of being accomplished or brought about
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
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infatuate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
examine closely and critically
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liberalism     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
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morbid     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
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panorama     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
spread or flow throughout; pervade
complete view in every direction.
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prestige     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a state of cooperation; agreement of results or opinions; acting together
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
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radiate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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rostrum     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
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solitude     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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something formed in the mind; thought or notion
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
something that has been in a family for generations
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
body excluding head and neck and limbs
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tout     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
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whet     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
examine closely and critically
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
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