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High School: 12th Grade
acumen     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
mental keenness; quickness of perception
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
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banal     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
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celibacy     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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an epic poem adapted for recitation
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
death notice; list of dead
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
state of being unmarried; single life
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creditor     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
mental keenness; quickness of perception
definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
a journey to a sacred place
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
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definitive     Speak
 
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determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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dispense     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
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embryo     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
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expressive     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
composed of elements from a variety of sources
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forthright     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
directly ahead; straightforward
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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hysteria     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
person who eats too much food and drink
homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
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inaccessible     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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modest and reserved in manner or behavior
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
unreachable; not available; unattainable
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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laud     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
infuse or fill completely; fertilize and cause to grow; make pregnant
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
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necessitate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
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permeate     Speak
 
(14)
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cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
spread or flow throughout; pervade
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
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precept     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
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reformatory     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
serving or designed to reform
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ritual     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
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silhouette     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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the state of something that has been unused and neglected
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
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
person who eats too much food and drink
the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of ligh; optical properties
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transcribe     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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isolate; separate; divide from the main body
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
copy; write over again in same words
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
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ultimate     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
not liable to error; always right or accurate
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