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High School: 12th Grade
ambience     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
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bourgeois     Speak
 
(2)
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middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
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capricious     Speak
 
(3)
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simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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covert     Speak
 
(4)
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essential or necessary for completeness; entire
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
secretive; not openly acknowledged or displayed
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
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default     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
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docile     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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having a good reputation; honorable
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
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embryo     Speak
 
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n.  
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completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color; an outline of a solid object, as cast by its shadow
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ensemble     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
decree; authoritative command or order
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ferret     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
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idiom     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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over regulated administrative system
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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insufferable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to the universe; vast
coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
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lateral     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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simple and healthful and close to nature
coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
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mire     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
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obnoxious     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
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progression     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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something that has been in a family for generations
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
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quell     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
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scrimmage     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
person who eats too much food and drink
a noisy riotous fight; a confused struggle
over regulated administrative system
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
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segregate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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scold harshly; criticize severely
become progressively worse; decline
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
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surreptitious     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to the universe; vast
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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wanton     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
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