2009 - 2010 WordMasters 3rd Challenge 8th Grade

Jana B. (United States of America)
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  1. dogma
    a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  2. rejuvenate
    make younger or more youthful
  3. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  4. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
  5. impend
    be imminent or about to happen
  6. crepuscular
    like or relating to twilight; dim
  7. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  8. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  9. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  10. turncoat
    a disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause
  11. forge
    create by hammering
  12. delectable
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
  13. bombast
    pompous or pretentious talk or writing
  14. cosset
    treat with excessive indulgence
  15. rhetorical
    relating to using language effectively
  16. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  17. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  18. somnolent
    inclined to or marked by drowsiness
  19. maxim
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  20. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  21. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  22. convention
    the act of meeting formally
  23. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  24. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  25. contrivance
    the faculty of inventive skill
Created on Mon Mar 15 16:11:47 EDT 2010

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