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High School: 12th Grade
ambience     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
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ardent     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
unreachable; not available; unattainable
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
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concept     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a journey to a sacred place
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
something formed in the mind; thought or notion
energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
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concurrent     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
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defile     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
pollute; make dirty or spotty
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
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dignitary     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
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dogmatic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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not liable to error; always right or accurate
shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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exacerbate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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scold harshly; criticize severely
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
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folio     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
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hysteria     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
state of being unmarried; single life
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
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impoverish     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
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intolerable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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nucleus     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
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patron     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
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portal     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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an epic poem adapted for recitation
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver
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radical     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
capable of being accomplished or brought about
of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
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sally     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
over regulated administrative system
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
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squander     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
adjust again after an initial failure
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
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torrid     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
unreachable; not available; unattainable
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
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ultimate     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
defending or protecting from disease or infection
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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