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High School: 12th Grade
abstruse     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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avow     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
combine something into a larger whole; unite
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
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chronic     Speak
 
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modest and reserved in manner or behavior
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
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culminate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
spread or flow throughout; pervade
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
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deft     Speak
 
(5)
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of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
rich and superior in quality
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
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designate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
examine closely and critically
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domination     Speak
 
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n.  
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the exercise of control or influence over someone or something
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
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exacerbate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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frivolous     Speak
 
(9)
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determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
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heirloom     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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something that has been in a family for generations
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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inclusive     Speak
 
(11)
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scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
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intolerant     Speak
 
(12)
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of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
capable of being accomplished or brought about
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
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mendicant     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
young woman making formal entrance into society
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obscene     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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phenomenal     Speak
 
(15)
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pertaining to the universe; vast
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
exceedingly or unbelievably great
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
too many to be counted; numerous
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readjust     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
adjust again after an initial failure
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
to give an account or tell the story of
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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revere     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
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sterile     Speak
 
(18)
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pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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symmetry     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
body excluding head and neck and limbs
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
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wistful     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
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