Essential Eleventh Grade Vocabulary: List 5

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  1. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  2. digress
    wander from a direct or straight course
  3. inflection
    the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
  4. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  5. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  6. belie
    be in contradiction with
  7. inordinate
    beyond normal limits
  8. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  9. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  10. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  11. dote
    shower with love; show excessive affection for
  12. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  13. usurpation
    wrongfully seizing and holding by force
  14. flippant
    showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
  15. interdict
    command against
Created on Thu Jun 05 14:16:00 EDT 2025

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