Essential Tenth Grade Vocabulary: List 8

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  1. crestfallen
    brought low in spirit
  2. vilify
    spread negative information about
  3. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  4. rapport
    a relationship of mutual understanding between people
  5. effervescent
    giving off bubbles
  6. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  7. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  8. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  9. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  10. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  11. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  12. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  13. ostracize
    expel from a community or group
  14. egalitarian
    favoring social equality
  15. mnemonic
    of or relating to the practice of aiding the memory
Created on Wed Jun 04 17:48:46 EDT 2025

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