Essential Tenth Grade Vocabulary: List 5

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  1. docile
    easily handled or managed
  2. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  3. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  4. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  5. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  6. uncouth
    lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
  7. exaltation
    the elevation of a person, as to the status of a god
  8. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  9. intermittent
    stopping and starting at irregular intervals
  10. gesticulate
    show, express, or direct through movement
  11. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
  12. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  13. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  14. permeate
    spread or diffuse through
  15. exemplary
    worthy of imitation
Created on Wed Jun 04 17:47:55 EDT 2025

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