200 Words Every 12th Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 1

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  1. astringent
    tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
  2. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  3. congregation
    the act of assembling
  4. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  5. empathy
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
  6. enhance
    increase
  7. lateral
    situated at or extending to the side
  8. negotiate
    discuss the terms of an arrangement
  9. novice
    someone new to a field or activity
  10. parched
    extremely thirsty
  11. patron
    someone who supports or champions something
  12. prose
    ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
  13. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  14. reorganize
    organize anew
  15. restrained
    under control
  16. revoke
    cancel officially
  17. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  18. stability
    the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast
  19. stereotype
    a conventional or formulaic conception or image
  20. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
Created on Wed Aug 23 13:44:53 EDT 2023 (updated Wed Aug 30 13:37:15 EDT 2023)

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