200 Words Every 10th Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 9

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  1. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  2. calligraphy
    beautiful handwriting
  3. cataclysm
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  4. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  5. discrepancy
    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
  6. egotistical
    having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  7. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  8. filibuster
    a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
  9. forbearance
    a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
  10. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  11. geriatrics
    the branch of medical science that deals with old people
  12. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  13. hermetic
    completely sealed or airtight
  14. hypochondriac
    a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
  15. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  16. introspection
    contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
  17. modicum
    a small or moderate or token amount
  18. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  19. supine
    lying face upward
  20. vacuous
    devoid of matter
Created on Wed Aug 30 14:37:09 EDT 2023 (updated Wed Aug 30 14:39:10 EDT 2023)

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