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High School: 12th Grade
antithesis     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
over regulated administrative system
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
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brandish     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
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concept     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
something formed in the mind; thought or notion
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creditor     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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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
particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates
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defile     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
pollute; make dirty or spotty
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
adjust again after an initial failure
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dissect     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
complete view in every direction.
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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dupe     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
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facetious     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
performed with a natural or offhand ease
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folio     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
an activity without interruption; the period of time during which something continues
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hapless     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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impoverish     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
give off; send out; give out as sound
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
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invertebrate     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
animal, such as an insect, that lacks backbone or spinal column
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
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nefarious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
queer; amusingly odd; comical
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
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pacify     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
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pregnant     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
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ravenous     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
directly ahead; straightforward
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
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scrutinize     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
examine closely and critically
organize anew, as after a setback
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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sediment     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
a state of cooperation; agreement of results or opinions; acting together
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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torso     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
concluding part; closing section
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
body excluding head and neck and limbs
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ultimatum     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
body excluding head and neck and limbs
last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
young woman making formal entrance into society
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