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High School: 10th Grade
affirm     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for
offer someone emotional support or encouragement; confirm
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
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assimilate     Speak
 
(2)
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cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
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banish     Speak
 
(3)
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write under something else; subscribe; assume financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure
drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
throw into disorder; break the array of.
do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
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brazen     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
causing shock or horror; gruesome
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conservative     Speak
 
(5)
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unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
of or pertaining to knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
being beyond what is required or sufficient
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corrupt     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
prejudiced; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin; yellow or yellowish
changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
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echelon     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
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epoch     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
the process of scraping or wearing away; scratch; friction
the activity of writing by hand; something written by hand
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frenetic     Speak
 
(9)
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rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
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govern     Speak
 
(10)
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help bring about; make less difficult
outlive; live or last longer than
make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
make and administer the public policy and affairs of
mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of represent another person with comic intentions
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indelible     Speak
 
(11)
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lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
suitable for servant; having low nature
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insight     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
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mercenary     Speak
 
(13)
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tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army
capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
of or pertaining to knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
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outcast     Speak
 
(14)
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husky; muscular and heavily built
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly; very difficult to pronounce correctly
not easily deciphered; not able to be read or understood
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perpetuate     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize
accompany for protection, either by sea or land; attend for protection; escort
make something last; preserve from extinction
make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
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prior     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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preceding in the order of time; former; previous
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
unique; extraordinary; being only one
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
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punctilious     Speak
 
(17)
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uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
marked by precise accordance with details
of a brilliant red color
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
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repertoire     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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patience; restraint of passions; act of forbearing or waiting
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
knightly skill; courtesy towards women
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
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surveillance     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
watching; inspection; close observation of a person or group; supervision
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ungainly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
freed, especially from traditional ideas in social and sexual matters; of liberate
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
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