200 Words Every 11th Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 5

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  1. ameliorate
    make better
  2. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  3. articulate
    express or state clearly
  4. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  5. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  6. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  7. cornucopia
    a horn filled with fruit and grain symbolizing prosperity
  8. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  9. debilitate
    make weak
  10. decadence
    the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
  11. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  12. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  13. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  14. extraneous
    not belonging to that in which it is contained
  15. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  16. negligent
    characterized by undue lack of attention or concern
  17. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  18. simian
    relating to or resembling an ape or a monkey
  19. stultify
    deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
  20. vituperate
    spread negative information about
Created on Wed Aug 30 14:00:40 EDT 2023 (updated Wed Aug 30 14:08:14 EDT 2023)

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