Essential Tenth Grade Vocabulary: List 2

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  1. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  2. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  3. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  4. conscientious
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  5. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
  6. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  7. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  8. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  9. prevailing
    most frequent or common
  10. iniquity
    absence of moral or spiritual values
  11. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
  12. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  13. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  14. frivolous
    not serious in content, attitude, or behavior
  15. covet
    wish, long, or crave for
Created on Wed Jun 04 17:46:55 EDT 2025 (updated Wed Jun 04 17:47:02 EDT 2025)

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