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High School: 10th Grade
agglomeration     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence
a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.
beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
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ascertain     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director; direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
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banish     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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surprise or impress someone greatly; shock
produce; give rise to
drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
retract a previous statement; sing over again; utter repeatedly in song
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browbeat     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
overcome by superior force; overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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compassion     Speak
 
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n.  
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official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.
sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
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cram     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
pack; force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space
serve as an example of; embody
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
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detest     Speak
 
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v.  
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gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
outlive; live or last longer than
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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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
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
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foray     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense
appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence
all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring
a new method, idea, product; introduction of something new
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
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govern     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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run or extend beyond normal or desired limit; overflow
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
retract a previous statement; sing over again; utter repeatedly in song
make and administer the public policy and affairs of
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impenetrable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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in the middle of; among; surrounded by
causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
suitable for servant; having low nature
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irreconcilable     Speak
 
(12)
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exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
injured by freezing or partial freezing
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from smooth or polished surface; plausible
messy and dirty; careless and excessively casual
incompatible; not able to be resolved
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malevolent     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
first public performance, as of a movie or play; premier
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
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oppressive     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
injured by freezing or partial freezing
honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
rubbing away; tending to grind down
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
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pharmaceutical     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
of or pertaining to knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
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propensity     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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seizure by the government
act of making timid or fearful , of deterring by threats; state of being intimidated
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
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pungent     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
everlasting; continuing without interruption
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
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safeguard     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
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solicitous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
causing shock or horror; gruesome
exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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unpronounceable     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly; very difficult to pronounce correctly
abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
deserving or bringing disgrace or shame, used of conduct or character
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