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High School: 12th Grade
abject     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
thoroughly soaked; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
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befall     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
restore to good condition; renew
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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concept     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
something formed in the mind; thought or notion
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
state of being unmarried; single life
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
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crucial     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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unoriginal; derived from another source
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
rich and superior in quality
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
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denizen     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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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
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
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dissect     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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dregs     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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flow under pressure; an unrestrained expression of emotion
long and slender with a very small internal diameter
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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epitome     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like
a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
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frontage     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
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heirloom     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
something that has been in a family for generations
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
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incandescent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
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linguistics     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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an expert who gives advice
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
a prominent supporter; a central cohesive source of support and stability
long and slender with a very small internal diameter
humanistic study of language and literature
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obituary     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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act of removing from office or employment
death notice; list of dead
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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perspective     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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precept     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
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quandary     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
something that has been in a family for generations
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
the exercise of control or influence over someone or something
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roster     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
list, especially of names
a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
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silhouette     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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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
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
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
decree; authoritative command or order
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
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tributary     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
body excluding head and neck and limbs
the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
an important or influential person, and often overbearing
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
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unerring     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
not liable to error; always right or accurate
directly ahead; straightforward
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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