200 Words Every 10th Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 7

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  1. antagonize
    provoke the hostility of
  2. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
  3. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  4. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  5. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  6. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  7. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  8. decelerate
    lose velocity; move more slowly
  9. epoch
    a period marked by distinctive character
  10. existential
    relating to or dealing with the state of being
  11. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  12. forage
    collect or look around for, as food
  13. foray
    a sudden short attack
  14. heinous
    extremely wicked or deeply criminal
  15. jurisdiction
    the territory within which power can be exercised
  16. negligent
    characterized by undue lack of attention or concern
  17. operetta
    a short amusing opera
  18. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  19. spontaneous
    said or done without having been planned in advance
  20. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
Created on Wed Aug 30 14:35:41 EDT 2023 (updated Wed Aug 30 14:39:01 EDT 2023)

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