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High School: 12th Grade
apathetic     Speak
 
(1)
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sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
performed with a natural or offhand ease
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
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auspicious     Speak
 
(2)
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eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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component     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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element; ingredient; abstract part of something
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
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concurrent     Speak
 
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simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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daunt     Speak
 
(5)
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frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
copy; write over again in same words
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dictum     Speak
 
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n.  
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preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; one of two or more layers one atop another
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duct     Speak
 
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n.  
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act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
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expressive     Speak
 
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nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
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forthright     Speak
 
(9)
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impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
directly ahead; straightforward
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
incapable of being made smaller or simpler
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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grovel     Speak
 
(10)
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crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
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inevitable     Speak
 
(11)
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unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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liberalism     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
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metaphysical     Speak
 
(13)
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attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
expecting the worst possible outcome
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obscene     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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preoccupy     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
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radiate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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place over something else; place on top of
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
come into being; become reality
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
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respite     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
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stolid     Speak
 
(18)
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fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
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synthetic     Speak
 
(19)
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defending or protecting from disease or infection
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
expecting the worst possible outcome
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
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vitality     Speak
 
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n.  
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mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
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