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High School: 10th Grade
aloof     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
dull; lacking luster or shine
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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amid     Speak
 
(2)
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not able to be entered; beyond understanding
of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
in the middle of; among; surrounded by
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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banish     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
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
reduce or eliminate gradually, with knife; cut small bits off
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cache     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
an unrestrained expression of emotion; a sudden intense happening
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
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commiserate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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feel or express pity or sympathy for
position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
offer someone emotional support or encouragement; confirm
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decree     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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patience; restraint of passions; act of forbearing or waiting
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by court
collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates; axis; center
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edifice     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
a private room, typically a bedroom; compartment; a large room used for formal or public events
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
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fanfare     Speak
 
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n.  
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loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
any of various flies, that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; irritating person
state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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furnish     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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provide; supply; equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
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haphazard     Speak
 
(10)
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stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
without any clear results or proof
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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import     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
bring in from another country
pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
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instill     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed.
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for
bring in from another country
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lucrative     Speak
 
(13)
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profitable; producing good profit
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
of a brilliant red color
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
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outcast     Speak
 
(14)
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husky; muscular and heavily built
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
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peruse     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence
leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
read or examine, typically with great care
make something last; preserve from extinction
feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
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preponderance     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
superiority in numbers or amount
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring
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rejoinder     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a police officer of the lowest rank; a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
imaginary circle on surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
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retaliate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
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sieve     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
seat, especially a royal seat; throne; rank; grade; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding or investing of a place by army
device to separate larger objects from smaller objects, or to separate solid objects from a liquid; utensil for separating; coarse basket
architectural support or base, as for a column or statue; support or foundation
misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by public official
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transition     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
main office of large organization
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
going from one state of action to another
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