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High School: 12th Grade
allure     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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bourgeois     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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simple and healthful and close to nature
middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
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catharsis     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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cumulative     Speak
 
(4)
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increasing by successive addition
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
differing in some characteristics; various
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deflation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
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diaphragm     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a state of cooperation; agreement of results or opinions; acting together
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
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emancipate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
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expressly     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
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formulate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
complete view in every direction.
analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
decide upon and express in words
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grandiose     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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incandescent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
queer; amusingly odd; comical
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liberalism     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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decree; authoritative command or order
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
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metaphysical     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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pensive     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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defending or protecting from disease or infection
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
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pigment     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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something formed in the mind; thought or notion
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
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querulous     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
increasing by successive addition
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
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rue     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
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squander     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
copy; write over again in same words
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
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superlative     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
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ultimate     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
existing, happening, or done at the same time
expecting the worst possible outcome
thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
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