200 Words Every Twelfth Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 2

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  1. innumerable
    too many to be counted
  2. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  3. illustrious
    widely known and esteemed
  4. simultaneous
    occurring or operating at the same time
  5. avow
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  6. rogue
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  7. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  8. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
  9. restrained
    under control
  10. anonymous
    having no known name or identity or known source
  11. trifling
    not worth considering
  12. stability
    the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast
  13. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  14. celestial
    relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  15. asylum
    a shelter from danger or hardship
Created on Mon Jun 09 15:33:53 EDT 2025 (updated Mon Jun 09 15:35:27 EDT 2025)

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