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High School: 10th Grade
affable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
easily approachable; warmly friendly
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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aspiration     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
soldier placed on guard; guard
cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
a hope or ambition of achieving something; the action or process of drawing breath
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barren     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from smooth or polished surface; plausible
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
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calamity     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
a hope or ambition of achieving something; the action or process of drawing breath
meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
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coax     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward a desired end
do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
bring out; arouse; call forth
pack; force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space
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decree     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by court
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
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eclipse     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
make rich; richen; improve
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
take apart; disassemble; tear down
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evoke     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; hire; employ
drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
bring out; arouse; call forth
support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
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geriatrics     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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an unrestrained expression of emotion; a sudden intense happening
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
essential quality; reputation; honor
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graze     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
retract a previous statement; sing over again; utter repeatedly in song
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
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import     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
provoke the hostility of; act in opposition to
copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
bring in from another country
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
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invert     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
surprise or impress someone greatly; shock
destroy completely; scrape or shave off
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
pack; force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space
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mettle     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
imaginary circle on surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon
quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character
patience; restraint of passions; act of forbearing or waiting
a landowner who leases to others; a person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant
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onslaught     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
assault; a fierce or destructive attack
translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
container; reservoir; an object or space used to contain something
a structure or arrangement of something; pattern
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pilgrim     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
inscription on tombstone in memory
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pittance     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
any substance that produces cancer
very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
choice and use of words in speech or writing
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regimen     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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any of various flies, that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; irritating person
a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
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secure     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
feel or express pity or sympathy for
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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subterfuge     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
copy or reproduction of a work of art
voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
pretense; something intended to misrepresent
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tract     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
an event that happens; the action or fact of happening or occurring
exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners
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