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

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  1. tedious
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  2. enhance
    increase
  3. ordinance
    an authoritative rule
  4. transcribe
    write out, as from speech or notes
  5. superficial
    of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
  6. steadfast
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  7. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
  8. oblivion
    the state of being disregarded or forgotten
  9. sagacity
    the trait of having wisdom and good judgment
  10. skirmish
    a minor short-term fight
  11. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
  12. reconciliation
    the reestablishment of cordial relations
  13. mystical
    beyond ordinary understanding
  14. impute
    attribute or credit to
  15. lateral
    situated at or extending to the side
Created on Mon Jun 09 15:35:46 EDT 2025

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