200 Words Every 12th Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 6

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  1. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  2. anonymous
    having no known name or identity or known source
  3. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  4. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  5. celestial
    relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  6. certitude
    complete assurance or confidence
  7. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  8. delirious
    experiencing hallucinations
  9. denouement
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events
  10. exasperation
    actions that cause great irritation
  11. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  12. insurmountable
    not capable of being overcome
  13. miasma
    an unwholesome atmosphere
  14. pulverize
    make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
  15. remittance
    a payment of money sent to a person in another place
  16. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  17. rostrum
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
  18. spurious
    plausible but false
  19. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  20. unkempt
    not properly maintained or cared for
Created on Wed Aug 23 13:55:26 EDT 2023 (updated Wed Aug 30 13:38:27 EDT 2023)

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