Merriam Webster Challenge Words

Maya C.
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  1. corpuscle
    an unattached cell such as a red or white blood cell
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  2. exacerbate
    make worse
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  3. ameliorate
    make better
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  4. visceral
    relating to or affecting the internal organs
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  5. tertiary
    coming third in position
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  6. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  7. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  8. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  9. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  10. infinitesimal
    immeasurably small
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  11. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  12. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  13. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  14. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  15. vernacular
    the everyday speech of the people
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  16. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  17. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  18. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  19. prerogative
    a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  20. indigenous
    originating where it is found
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  21. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  22. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
  23. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
    soliloquy accommodate pernicious efficacy visceral exacerbate indigenous belligerent vernacular infinitesimal recalcitrant innocuous precocious ameliorate commensurate facetious prerogative ubiquitous egregious aggregate tertiary corpuscle perennial
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