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High School: 12th Grade
acrimonious     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
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authoritative     Speak
 
(2)
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extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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catharsis     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
god; divinity; supernatural things
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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conjure     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
give off; send out; give out as sound
dig ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
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daunt     Speak
 
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v.  
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thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
approve formally; confirm; verify
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
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displacement     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of removing from office or employment
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
an epic poem adapted for recitation
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
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eccentric     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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enthrall     Speak
 
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v.  
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pay back for some expense incurred
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
become progressively worse; decline
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
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flange     Speak
 
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n.  
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a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
an epic poem adapted for recitation
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
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heirloom     Speak
 
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n.  
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something that has been in a family for generations
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
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impoverish     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
scold harshly; criticize severely
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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listless     Speak
 
(12)
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having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
too many to be counted; numerous
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
expecting the worst possible outcome
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mendicant     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
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parry     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
make uneasy or anxious; trouble
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phenomenal     Speak
 
(15)
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deserving or inciting pity; causing feelings of sympathy
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
exceedingly or unbelievably great
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
rich and superior in quality
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rational     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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consistent with; based on; using reason
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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satire     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
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skeptical     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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inoffensive expression of fat; stout
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
having a good reputation; honorable
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transcribe     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
regard with respect; favorable regard
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
copy; write over again in same words
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wend     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
restore to good condition; renew
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