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High School: 12th Grade
abate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
regard with respect; favorable regard
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
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aphorism     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
an activity without interruption; the period of time during which something continues
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
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catharsis     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
concluding part; closing section
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
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crypt     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber, especially beneath a church
anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
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deflation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
the rate of change at a point of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve; a curving or bending, often abnormal
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disgruntle     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
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embellish     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
discuss the terms of an arrangement
introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
pay back for some expense incurred
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
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expressive     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
consistent with; based on; using reason
inoffensive expression of fat; stout
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
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ferret     Speak
 
(9)
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make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
examine closely and critically
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
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heirloom     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of political leader
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
something that has been in a family for generations
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
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incandescent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
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legacy     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
long and slender with a very small internal diameter
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
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materialize     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
come into being; become reality
pollute; make dirty or spotty
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
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permeate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
spread or flow throughout; pervade
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progression     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
a promotional statement; a short description of a book, movie, or other product for promotional purposes
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
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renovate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
restore to good condition; renew
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
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roster     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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list, especially of names
decree; authoritative command or order
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
god; divinity; supernatural things
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stupefy     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
infuse or fill completely; fertilize and cause to grow; make pregnant
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tawdry     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; relating to the neck
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
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vigil     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; a period of sleeplessness
beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
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