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High School: 10th Grade
aloof     Speak
 
(1)
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extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
of a brilliant red color
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ascertain     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
destroy completely; scrape or shave off
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
deny the truth of; go against, as of rules and laws
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ballad     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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act of vindicating, or state of being vindicated; defense; evidence or statements that justify a claim or belief
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch
interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
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benign     Speak
 
(4)
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husky; muscular and heavily built
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
unique; extraordinary; being only one
kindly; favorable; not malignant
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clique     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election
a hope or ambition of achieving something; the action or process of drawing breath
small exclusive group of friends or associates
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derive     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
destroy completely; scrape or shave off
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of
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
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echelon     Speak
 
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n.  
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pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
sudden downfall; complete disaster
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
knightly skill; courtesy towards women
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fahrenheit     Speak
 
(8)
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not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
not easily deciphered; not able to be read or understood
being beyond what is required or sufficient
of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer
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forehead     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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the process of scraping or wearing away; scratch; friction
obvious remark; overused expression or idea
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
the part of the face above the eyes
architectural support or base, as for a column or statue; support or foundation
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glossy     Speak
 
(10)
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excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
preceding in the order of time; former; previous
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from smooth or polished surface; plausible
having no adverse effect; harmless
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incite     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
exceed or surpass; leave behind
beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
produce; give rise to
accompany for protection, either by sea or land; attend for protection; escort
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jabber     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
carry from one place to another; bear or transport
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
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minority     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
knightly skill; courtesy towards women
pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
a confidential or secret meeting
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onslaught     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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assault; a fierce or destructive attack
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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overt     Speak
 
(15)
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open to view; not secret or hidden
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
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precarious     Speak
 
(16)
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uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
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pseudonym     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
any substance that produces cancer
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
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sagacity     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
the activity of writing by hand; something written by hand
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
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shepherd     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health, and generally depressed
container; reservoir; an object or space used to contain something
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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undecipherable     Speak
 
(20)
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not easily deciphered; not able to be read or understood
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
extremely disturbed from emotion
everlasting; continuing without interruption
currently in progress; traveling by foot
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