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High School: 10th Grade
abet     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
provide; supply; equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for
steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
explode; burst out; become violently active
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assay     Speak
 
(2)
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provoke the hostility of; act in opposition to
outlive; live or last longer than
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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avert     Speak
 
(3)
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assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
bring in from another country
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calligraphy     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
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compassion     Speak
 
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n.  
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sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration
scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
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deluge     Speak
 
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a hope or ambition of achieving something; the action or process of drawing breath
nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
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dreadful     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken
first public performance, as of a movie or play; premier
easily approachable; warmly friendly
very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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execute     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for
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frenetic     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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first public performance, as of a movie or play; premier
having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
preceding in the order of time; former; previous
inclined to exult; characterized by, or expressing, exultation; rejoicing triumphantly
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
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haunt     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward a desired end
provide; supply; equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
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indefatigable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
sky blue; light purplish blue
changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
without any clear results or proof
unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain
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irrevocable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
open to view; not secret or hidden
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
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misleading     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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husky; muscular and heavily built
tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
deceptive; giving the wrong idea or impression
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
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ostracize     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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retract a previous statement; sing over again; utter repeatedly in song
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
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pedestal     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; small ornamental piece
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates; axis; center
architectural support or base, as for a column or statue; support or foundation
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
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proprietor     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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one who has legal title to something; owner
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of given name
misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by public official
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redeem     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for
drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
astonish; surprise greatly; affect with wonder
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retaliate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
force; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; do a service or favor for
fill beyond capacity, especially with food; swallow greedlly
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shepherd     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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pretense; something intended to misrepresent
misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by public official
a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
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variegated     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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surprisingly impressive or notable; shocking
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
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