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High School: 12th Grade
affectation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact
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brevity     Speak
 
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n.  
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particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
sediment settled at bottom of liquid; waste or worthless matter
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
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chagrin     Speak
 
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n.  
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easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
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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consultant     Speak
 
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n.  
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unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
an expert who gives advice
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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demure     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
queer; amusingly odd; comical
of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system
consistent with; based on; using reason
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dilate     Speak
 
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v.  
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organize anew, as after a setback
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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eccentric     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
differing in some characteristics; various
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
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evasion     Speak
 
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n.  
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an expert who gives advice
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
a journey to a sacred place
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folio     Speak
 
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n.  
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a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
puzzle; a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
a serious and urgent request; an earnest or humble request
a journey to a sacred place
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idiom     Speak
 
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n.  
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person who eats too much food and drink
decree; authoritative command or order
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
list, especially of names
expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
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inaccessible     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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simple and healthful and close to nature
carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
unreachable; not available; unattainable
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
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linear     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
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mire     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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to give an account or tell the story of
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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parry     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
copy; write over again in same words
restore to good condition; renew
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
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progression     Speak
 
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n.  
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sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
a sudden rushing forth or activity; an excursion or trip, usually off the main course; witty remark
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radical     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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inoffensive expression of fat; stout
youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
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revoke     Speak
 
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v.  
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cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
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stability     Speak
 
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n.  
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completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
the quality or state of something that is not easily changed or likely to change
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
act of removing from office or employment
a deceitful and unreliable person; a dishonest or worthless person
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tawdry     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
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whet     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
call on or summon by sacred name or in solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress; pacify or quiet
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