Essential Eleventh Grade Vocabulary: List 6

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  1. ameliorate
    make better
  2. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  3. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  4. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  5. exude
    release in drops or small quantities
  6. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  7. portend
    indicate by signs
  8. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  9. rancor
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  10. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  11. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  12. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  13. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  14. inclement
    severe, of weather
  15. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
Created on Thu Jun 05 14:16:40 EDT 2025

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