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High School: 10th Grade
afoot     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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currently in progress; traveling by foot
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
easily approachable; warmly friendly
yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant
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apprehension     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
compression; the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
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atheist     Speak
 
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n.  
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nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
a spear with three prongs
container; reservoir; an object or space used to contain something
durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
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caper     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
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conglomeration     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
a rounded spherical form; a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
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desecrate     Speak
 
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v.  
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block legislation by making long speeches
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
violate with violence, especially to sacred place
mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of represent another person with comic intentions
detect; perceive or recognize something
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dreadful     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
husky; muscular and heavily built
very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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epoch     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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any substance that produces cancer
particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
the activity of writing by hand; something written by hand
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gadfly     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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architectural support or base, as for a column or statue; support or foundation
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
any of various flies, that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; irritating person
killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
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ghastly     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
profitable; producing good profit
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impel     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
explode; burst out; become violently active
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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jubilant     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
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misleading     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
deceptive; giving the wrong idea or impression
sky blue; light purplish blue
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
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outcry     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
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overpower     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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overcome by superior force; overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed.
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
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pittance     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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any epidemic disease with a high death rate
misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by public official
kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health, and generally depressed
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prosper     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence
flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for
pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
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retaliate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
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tacit     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
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turbulent     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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extremely disturbed from emotion
marked by precise accordance with details
characterized by unrest or disorder
not able to be traveled or crossed
pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
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