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High School: 12th Grade
abdicate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
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cajole     Speak
 
(2)
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encourage; motivate; arouse; spur; excite or invigorate with a stimulant
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
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carnivorous     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
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contentious     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
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default     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
over regulated administrative system
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
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disgruntle     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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spread or flow throughout; pervade
place over something else; place on top of
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
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droll     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
queer; amusingly odd; comical
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
expecting the worst possible outcome
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equivocal     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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differing in some characteristics; various
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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forthright     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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directly ahead; straightforward
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
rich and superior in quality
composed of elements from a variety of sources
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hoax     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
a noisy riotous fight; a confused struggle
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
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
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
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inevitable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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ire     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a journey to a sacred place
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
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mire     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
place over something else; place on top of
portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
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ordinance     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
decree; authoritative command or order
the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of ligh; optical properties
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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portal     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
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ratify     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
approve formally; confirm; verify
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
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revere     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
combine something into a larger whole; unite
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skirmish     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
a noisy riotous fight; a confused struggle
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
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tart     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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element; ingredient; abstract part of something
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
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vigilant     Speak
 
(20)
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 accomplished or brought about
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
increasing by successive addition
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
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