200 Words Every 12th Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 2

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  1. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  2. avow
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  3. discredit
    the state of being held in low esteem
  4. doctrine
    a belief accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  5. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  6. frugal
    avoiding waste
  7. momentum
    the product of a body's mass and its velocity
  8. oblivion
    the state of being disregarded or forgotten
  9. panorama
    the visual perception of a region
  10. prosperity
    the condition of having good fortune
  11. reprove
    reprimand, scold, or express dissatisfaction with
  12. reputable
    held in high esteem and honor
  13. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  14. rueful
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  15. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  16. skirmish
    a minor short-term fight
  17. slothful
    disinclined to work or exertion
  18. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  19. transcribe
    write out, as from speech or notes
  20. vulgar
    of or associated with the great masses of people
Created on Wed Aug 23 13:50:51 EDT 2023 (updated Wed Aug 30 13:37:26 EDT 2023)

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