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High School: 10th Grade
abet     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
provoke the hostility of; act in opposition to
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
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apparel     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; small ornamental piece
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
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barren     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
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bulwark     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense
check list; a collection of resources
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conglomeration     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
a private room, typically a bedroom; compartment; a large room used for formal or public events
a rounded spherical form; a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
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desecrate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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violate with violence, especially to sacred place
steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
destroy completely; scrape or shave off
do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
read or examine, typically with great care
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doctrine     Speak
 
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n.  
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lack of consistency; lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
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extirpate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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leave to someone by a will; hand down
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
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fledgling     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
in the middle of; among; surrounded by
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
unique; extraordinary; being only one
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handwriting     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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any of various flies, that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; irritating person
knightly skill; courtesy towards women
voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded
the activity of writing by hand; something written by hand
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
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indignity     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks
natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
offensive or insulting treatment
quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character
action of trying at something
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invert     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence
copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
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massacre     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of given name
killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
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onset     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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specialized knowledge; expert skill
a private room, typically a bedroom; compartment; a large room used for formal or public events
obvious remark; overused expression or idea
beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
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oversee     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
bring out; arouse; call forth
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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precedent     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
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quintessence     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
sudden downfall; complete disaster
one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive
superiority in numbers or amount
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retentive     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
husky; muscular and heavily built
not able to be traveled or crossed
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
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tactics     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a hope or ambition of achieving something; the action or process of drawing breath
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
inscription on tombstone in memory
strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
seizure by the government
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thicket     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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wood or collection of trees, shrubs
natural talent or aptitude; a special ability for doing something well
voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded
message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
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