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

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  1. ambiguity
    unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
  2. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  3. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  4. debonair
    having a sophisticated charm
  5. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  6. exultant
    joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
  7. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  8. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  9. gazpacho
    a cold soup made with tomatoes
  10. largesse
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  11. opaqueness
    the quality of being opaque to a degree
  12. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  13. penumbra
    a region of light shadow around the darkest part of a shadow
  14. quantitative
    expressible as an amount that can be measured
  15. unconscionable
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
Created on Wed Aug 30 14:51:21 EDT 2023 (updated Wed Aug 30 14:53:28 EDT 2023)

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