Essential Eighth Grade Vocabulary: List 9

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  1. quibble
    evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections
  2. longevity
    the property of having lived for a considerable time
  3. smolder
    burn slowly and without a flame
  4. squalor
    sordid dirtiness
  5. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  6. foolhardy
    marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
  7. synopsis
    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument
  8. telltale
    disclosing unintentionally
  9. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  10. roil
    make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
Created on Tue Jun 03 18:38:43 EDT 2025

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