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High School: 12th Grade
abate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
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blurb     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
the rate of change at a point of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve; a curving or bending, often abnormal
animal, such as an insect, that lacks backbone or spinal column
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
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charisma     Speak
 
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n.  
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representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
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crypt     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
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demolition     Speak
 
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n.  
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mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
the exercise of control or influence over someone or something
long and slender with a very small internal diameter
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
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dilate     Speak
 
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v.  
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regard with respect; favorable regard
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
copy; write over again in same words
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
approve formally; confirm; verify
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dregs     Speak
 
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n.  
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a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
something that has been in a family for generations
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enthrall     Speak
 
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v.  
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void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
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glaze     Speak
 
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n.  
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thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
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gratify     Speak
 
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drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
become progressively worse; decline
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
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insufferable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
pervading; spread throughout every part
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
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liberalism     Speak
 
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n.  
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a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; one of two or more layers one atop another
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
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mendicant     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
list, especially of names
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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parry     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
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pregnant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
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recondite     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
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sear     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
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simultaneous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
existing, happening, or done at the same time
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
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transcribe     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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copy; write over again in same words
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
spread or flow throughout; pervade
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
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vitality     Speak
 
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n.  
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long and slender with a very small internal diameter
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
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