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High School: 12th Grade
affectation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
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candor     Speak
 
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n.  
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vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
humanistic study of language and literature
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celibacy     Speak
 
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n.  
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a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
state of being unmarried; single life
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
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consecrate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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make amends for; pay compensation for; secure against future loss, damage, or liability
appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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deplorable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
energetic; vigorously active
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disintegrate     Speak
 
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v.  
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place again in possession, or in a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
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droll     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
queer; amusingly odd; comical
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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expedite     Speak
 
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v.  
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process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
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focal     Speak
 
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sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
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hovel     Speak
 
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n.  
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small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
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incriminate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
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legacy     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a state of cooperation; agreement of results or opinions; acting together
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
young woman making formal entrance into society
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
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obituary     Speak
 
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n.  
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factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
death notice; list of dead
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
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patron     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
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pigment     Speak
 
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n.  
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mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
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renovate     Speak
 
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v.  
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distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
restore to good condition; renew
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
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rostrum     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
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squander     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
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torso     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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body excluding head and neck and limbs
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
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
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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vitality     Speak
 
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n.  
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small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house
act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver
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