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High School: 12th Grade
allure     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
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befall     Speak
 
(2)
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form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
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catharsis     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
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crucial     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
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deflation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
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disillusion     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
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dogmatic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
existing, happening, or done at the same time
capable of being transmitted by infection, especially for disease; readily communicated
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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ensemble     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
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formulate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
decide upon and express in words
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hapless     Speak
 
(10)
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effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
exceedingly or unbelievably great
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imperial     Speak
 
(11)
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
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jargon     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the state of something that has been unused and neglected
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
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narcotic     Speak
 
(13)
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a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
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pertinent     Speak
 
(14)
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determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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phenomenal     Speak
 
(15)
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scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
exceedingly or unbelievably great
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
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recondite     Speak
 
(16)
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difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
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resolute     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
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spontaneous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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essential or necessary for completeness; entire
capable of being accomplished or brought about
queer; amusingly odd; comical
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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sundry     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
existing, happening, or done at the same time
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
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usurp     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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