150 Words Every 9th Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 8

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  1. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  2. atrophy
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
  3. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  4. cache
    a hidden storage space
  5. caldron
    a very large pot that is used for boiling
  6. comestible
    suitable for use as food
  7. contemporaneous
    occurring in the same period of time
  8. contravene
    go against, as of rules and laws
  9. criterion
    the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
  10. cumbrous
    difficult to handle or use, especially because of size or weight
  11. escapade
    any carefree episode
  12. nonchalant
    marked by casual unconcern or indifference
  13. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  14. oxymoron
    conjoined contradictory terms
  15. reticular
    resembling or forming a net or network
Created on Wed Aug 30 14:50:11 EDT 2023 (updated Wed Aug 30 14:53:24 EDT 2023)

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