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High School: 12th Grade
affectation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
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august     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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clientele     Speak
 
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n.  
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transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation
act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
clients of professional person; body of customers or patrons
elevated platform for public speaking; pulpit
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consecrate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
cut open or cut apart; make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
examine closely and critically
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deference     Speak
 
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n.  
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willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
state of being unmarried; single life
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
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deteriorate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
become progressively worse; decline
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
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enhance     Speak
 
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v.  
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
pollute; make dirty or spotty
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feasible     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
sour or bitter in taste; harsh or corrosive in tone
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
capable of being accomplished or brought about
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focal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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defending or protecting from disease or infection
of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
energetic; vigorously active
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grovel     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
force someone to have sex against their will; hold spellbound
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
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induce     Speak
 
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v.  
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influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
spread or flow throughout; pervade
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
place over something else; place on top of
frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
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laud     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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pollute; make dirty or spotty
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
regard with respect; favorable regard
come into being; become reality
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metaphysical     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
queer; amusingly odd; comical
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organic     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
exceedingly or unbelievably great
simple and healthful and close to nature
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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preoccupy     Speak
 
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v.  
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occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
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quell     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
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ritual     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; an enclosed conduit for a fluid
an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
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segment     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
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tier     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
a state of cooperation; agreement of results or opinions; acting together
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; one of two or more layers one atop another
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vilify     Speak
 
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v.  
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attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
debase; degrade; spread negative information about
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