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High School: 12th Grade
annul     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
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aphorism     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; one of two or more layers one atop another
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
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castigate     Speak
 
(3)
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soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
pay back for some expense incurred
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
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contradictory     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
defending or protecting from disease or infection
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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debit     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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death notice; list of dead
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
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dignitary     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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an expert who gives advice
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
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dupe     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
a journey to a sacred place
easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
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equanimity     Speak
 
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n.  
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noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
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finesse     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
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humiliate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
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infatuate     Speak
 
(11)
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destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
approve formally; confirm; verify
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
to give an account or tell the story of
arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
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lucid     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
expecting the worst possible outcome
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necessitate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
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parse     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
become progressively worse; decline
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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preoccupy     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
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rebuke     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
scold harshly; criticize severely
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
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sally     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
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solitude     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
an expert who gives advice
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
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tributary     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
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uncouth     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
increasing by successive addition
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