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High School: 10th Grade
allot     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of
be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
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amaze     Speak
 
(2)
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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
astonish; surprise greatly; affect with wonder
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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ban     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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device to separate larger objects from smaller objects, or to separate solid objects from a liquid; utensil for separating; coarse basket
singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
assault; a fierce or destructive attack
fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
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browbeat     Speak
 
(4)
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exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats
degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
outlive; live or last longer than
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contradiction     Speak
 
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tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
obvious remark; overused expression or idea
assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
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despicable     Speak
 
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having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
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disgruntled     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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messy and dirty; careless and excessively casual
unusual; not typical; not normal
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
of or pertaining to knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
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emblem     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence
duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
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fend     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
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haunt     Speak
 
(10)
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be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
write or engrave; mark down as something to be read; imprint; assign or address to
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
provide; supply; equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
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inertia     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; small ornamental piece
property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction
container; reservoir; an object or space used to contain something
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lackluster     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
dull; lacking luster or shine
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
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muster     Speak
 
(13)
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drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
overcome by superior force; overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
bring out; arouse; call forth
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obsess     Speak
 
(14)
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persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward a desired end
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
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pedestal     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
architectural support or base, as for a column or statue; support or foundation
translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
specialized knowledge; expert skill
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
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polar     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
lacking discretion; injudicious
young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
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pungent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
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rendition     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
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solicitous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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having no adverse effect; harmless
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
preceding in the order of time; former; previous
freed, especially from traditional ideas in social and sexual matters; of liberate
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velocity     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a landowner who leases to others; a person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant
duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
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