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High School: 12th Grade
abdicate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
approve formally; confirm; verify
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
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bureaucracy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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young woman making formal entrance into society
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
over regulated administrative system
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clemency     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; one of two or more layers one atop another
someone who has withdrawn from his native land
young woman making formal entrance into society
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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convulsion     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
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denizen     Speak
 
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n.  
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the mansion of a lord or wealthy person; the landed estate of a lord
inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
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dispense     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
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dormant     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
rich and superior in quality
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
not liable to error; always right or accurate
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expressly     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
pervading; spread throughout every part
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
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formulate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
spread or flow throughout; pervade
decide upon and express in words
approve formally; confirm; verify
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hoax     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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an exaggerated expression, usually of praise; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
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infernal     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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performed with a natural or offhand ease
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
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lateral     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
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necessitate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
copy; write over again in same words
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pacify     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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appoint to a clerical posts; dedicate to a deity by a vow; render holy by means of religious rites
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
place again in possession, or in a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
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prose     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
humanistic study of language and literature
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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reformatory     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance
serving or designed to reform
capable of being transmitted by infection, especially for disease; readily communicated
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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sear     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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infuse or fill completely; fertilize and cause to grow; make pregnant
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
place again in possession, or in a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
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stupor     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
mental keenness; quickness of perception
testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
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torrid     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures
effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
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venerate     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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complete view in every direction.
ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
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