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High School: 10th Grade
allot     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence
surprise or impress someone greatly; shock
parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
make and administer the public policy and affairs of
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward a desired end
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apprehension     Speak
 
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n.  
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fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
inscription on tombstone in memory
the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates; axis; center
silvery ductile metallic element
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barren     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
lasting; able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard wearing; enduring
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bulwark     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a confidential or secret meeting
specialized knowledge; expert skill
a structure or arrangement of something; pattern
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
obvious remark; overused expression or idea
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coax     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
feel or express pity or sympathy for
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward a desired end
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
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desecrate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
violate with violence, especially to sacred place
deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
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eclipse     Speak
 
(7)
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hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
treat in a violent manner; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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evoke     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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pay attention to; listen to and consider
parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
bring out; arouse; call forth
resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
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geriatrics     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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an unrestrained expression of emotion; a sudden intense happening
the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
sudden downfall; complete disaster
understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
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handsome     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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sky blue; light purplish blue
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain
madly excited; in state of hurry, panic or wild activity
skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
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incredulous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken
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landlord     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
a landowner who leases to others; a person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant
copy or reproduction of a work of art
the process of scraping or wearing away; scratch; friction
a confidential or secret meeting
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luscious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
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navigate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
carry from one place to another; bear or transport
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overwrought     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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being beyond what is required or sufficient
extremely disturbed from emotion
of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer
characterized by unrest or disorder
incapable of being excelled; unbeatable
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prestigious     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
unique; extraordinary; being only one
honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
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recompense     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
restored to life; restore consciousness, vigor, or life to; revive
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
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restive     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
madly excited; in state of hurry, panic or wild activity
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control
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succumb     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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become aware of through the senses; detect
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed.
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
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teem     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
exceed or surpass; leave behind
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
surprise or impress someone greatly; shock
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