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High School: 12th Grade
annul     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
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appalling     Speak
 
(2)
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causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
increasing by successive addition
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
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castigate     Speak
 
(3)
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cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
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covert     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
exceedingly or unbelievably great
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
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delve     Speak
 
(5)
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move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
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designate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
come into being; become reality
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
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dregs     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
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exacerbate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
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folio     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
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heirloom     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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something that has been in a family for generations
intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
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inducement     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
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intolerant     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
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minutiae     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
a noisy riotous fight; a confused struggle
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
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pacify     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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pliable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
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rebuff     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
become progressively worse; decline
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sally     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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humanistic study of language and literature
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
list, especially of names
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
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skeptical     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
expecting the worst possible outcome
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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sundry     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
capable of being transmitted by infection, especially for disease; readily communicated
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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vestige     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color; an outline of a solid object, as cast by its shadow
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
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