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High School: 10th Grade
afoot     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
freed, especially from traditional ideas in social and sexual matters; of liberate
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
currently in progress; traveling by foot
incapable of being excelled; unbeatable
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ample     Speak
 
(2)
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lasting; able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard wearing; enduring
characterized by unrest or disorder
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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avail     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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provoke the hostility of; act in opposition to
turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
leave to someone by a will; hand down
make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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chamber     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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knightly skill; courtesy towards women
state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
lack of consistency; lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
a private room, typically a bedroom; compartment; a large room used for formal or public events
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conclave     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
choice and use of words in speech or writing
a confidential or secret meeting
a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
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debacle     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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sudden downfall; complete disaster
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch
superiority in numbers or amount
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dichotomy     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
one who has legal title to something; owner
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
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fanfare     Speak
 
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n.  
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small leaf; leaf like organ or part
remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
essential quality; reputation; honor
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fertile     Speak
 
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impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
suitable for servant; having low nature
causing shock or horror; gruesome
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
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hallowed     Speak
 
(10)
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pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
preceding in the order of time; former; previous
associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
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indignity     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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offensive or insulting treatment
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration
strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
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laudable     Speak
 
(12)
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deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
being beyond what is required or sufficient
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain
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miscellaneous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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(14)
n.  
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beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
assault; a fierce or destructive attack
traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
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pedestal     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
architectural support or base, as for a column or statue; support or foundation
sudden downfall; complete disaster
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prerequisite     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
main office of large organization
settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
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raze     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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destroy completely; scrape or shave off
provoke the hostility of; act in opposition to
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
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retaliate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
become aware of through the senses; detect
position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
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sobriquet     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of given name
sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration
voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded
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vicinity     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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wood or collection of trees, shrubs
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
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