Essential Tenth Grade Vocabulary: List 3

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  1. vanquish
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
  2. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  3. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  4. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  5. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  6. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  7. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  8. myriad
    a large indefinite number
  9. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  10. facilitate
    make easier
  11. sojourn
    a temporary stay
  12. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  13. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  14. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  15. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
Created on Wed Jun 04 17:47:19 EDT 2025

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