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High School: 12th Grade
acrimonious     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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avow     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
to give an account or tell the story of
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
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charlatan     Speak
 
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n.  
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the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
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crucial     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
increasing by successive addition
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debutante     Speak
 
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n.  
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a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
young woman making formal entrance into society
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dictum     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
an epic poem adapted for recitation
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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emboss     Speak
 
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v.  
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cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
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ensemble     Speak
 
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n.  
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union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
body excluding head and neck and limbs
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
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frustrate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
come into being; become reality
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
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grotesque     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
differing in some characteristics; various
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
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inevitable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
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kinetic     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
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manor     Speak
 
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n.  
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thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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passive     Speak
 
(14)
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flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
not liable to error; always right or accurate
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
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pinnacle     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
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remittance     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of ligh; optical properties
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revere     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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give off; send out; give out as sound
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
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stupor     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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humanistic study of language and literature
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
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
young woman making formal entrance into society
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tolerable     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
energetic; vigorously active
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wend     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
decide upon and express in words
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