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High School: 12th Grade
abstruse     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
expecting the worst possible outcome
incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
too many to be counted; numerous
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bogus     Speak
 
(2)
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
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charlatan     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
the rate of change at a point of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve; a curving or bending, often abnormal
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crucial     Speak
 
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of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
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delve     Speak
 
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v.  
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ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
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dictum     Speak
 
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n.  
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faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
something that has been in a family for generations
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emit     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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pay back for some expense incurred
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
give off; send out; give out as sound
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expressive     Speak
 
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middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
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formulate     Speak
 
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v.  
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make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
spread or flow throughout; pervade
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
decide upon and express in words
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grotesque     Speak
 
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existing, happening, or done at the same time
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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induce     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
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lucid     Speak
 
(12)
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conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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negotiate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
combine something into a larger whole; unite
discuss the terms of an arrangement
force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
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oratory     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
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plebeian     Speak
 
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middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
pertaining to the universe; vast
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
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querulous     Speak
 
(16)
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expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
incapable of being made smaller or simpler
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roster     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
list, especially of names
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
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sterile     Speak
 
(18)
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lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
too many to be counted; numerous
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tart     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver
act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
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waif     Speak
 
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n.  
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homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
humanistic study of language and literature
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
something formed in the mind; thought or notion
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