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High School: 12th Grade
aesthetic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
easily understood; expressed clearly; bright or luminous
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
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callow     Speak
 
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youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
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charlatan     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
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convivial     Speak
 
(4)
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lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
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debit     Speak
 
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n.  
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an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
the act of using; accepted or habitual practice; the customary manner in which a language is spoken or written
the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
decree; authoritative command or order
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
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disreputable     Speak
 
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smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; having a sophisticated charm
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
pervading; spread throughout every part
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
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domination     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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the exercise of control or influence over someone or something
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; one of two or more layers one atop another
a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
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equivocal     Speak
 
(8)
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broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
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frustrate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
handle someone or something in a rough way; cause serious physical wounds
combine something into a larger whole; unite
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hysteria     Speak
 
(10)
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cutting into a substance; cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
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infatuate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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arrange or enter in tabular form; shape or cut with a flat surface
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
complete view in every direction.
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
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linear     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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energetic; vigorously active
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
expecting the worst possible outcome
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neural     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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overture     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
mental keenness; quickness of perception
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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portal     Speak
 
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n.  
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form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
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qualm     Speak
 
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n.  
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sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
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 promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
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ritual     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
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skirmish     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
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torrid     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
pervading; spread throughout every part
essential or necessary for completeness; entire
according with propriety, dignity, good taste in manners and conduct
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
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wend     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
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