200 Words Every Tenth Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 3

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  1. barren
    completely wanting or lacking
  2. batter
    strike violently and repeatedly
  3. jurisdiction
    the territory within which power can be exercised
  4. ballad
    a narrative poem of popular origin
  5. dismal
    causing dejection
  6. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  7. enrich
    make better or improve in quality
  8. spontaneous
    said or done without having been planned in advance
  9. ballot
    a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
  10. epoch
    a period marked by distinctive character
  11. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  12. contradiction
    opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
  13. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  14. authentic
    not counterfeit or copied
  15. contingent
    determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
Created on Wed Jun 04 17:53:30 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jul 11 10:50:48 EDT 2025)

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