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High School: 12th Grade
abate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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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atrocious     Speak
 
(2)
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shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
performed with a natural or offhand ease
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
defending or protecting from disease or infection
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charisma     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
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
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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conjure     Speak
 
(4)
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indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
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demented     Speak
 
(5)
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insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
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disillusion     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of pieces
testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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dote     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
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enthrall     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
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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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guerrilla     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
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infernal     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
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
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mainstay     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
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narcotic     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
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oratory     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
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pinnacle     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
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rebuke     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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become progressively worse; decline
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
scold harshly; criticize severely
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
decide upon and express in words
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scrutinize     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
organize anew, as after a setback
examine closely and critically
appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
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somber     Speak
 
(18)
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being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
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tawdry     Speak
 
(19)
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queer; amusingly odd; comical
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
capable of being accomplished or brought about
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
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vex     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
discuss the terms of an arrangement
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
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