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High School: 12th Grade
abstruse     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
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august     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
existing, happening, or done at the same time
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
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chagrin     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
something that has been in a family for generations
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consultant     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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an expert who gives advice
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
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demure     Speak
 
(5)
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shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
improperly forward or bold; rude
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dilate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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embellish     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
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facetious     Speak
 
(8)
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determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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germinate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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come into being; become reality
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
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hysteria     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
a journey to a sacred place
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
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insufferable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
simple and healthful and close to nature
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
expecting the worst possible outcome
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lateral     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
performed with a natural or offhand ease
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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manor     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a noisy riotous fight; a confused struggle
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
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patron     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
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phenomenal     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
exceedingly or unbelievably great
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
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renounce     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
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sear     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
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solitude     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
concluding part; closing section
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
an activity without interruption; the period of time during which something continues
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
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superimpose     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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place over something else; place on top of
give off; send out; give out as sound
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
organize anew, as after a setback
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volatile     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
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