200 Words Every 11th Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 9

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  1. agrestic
    characteristic of the fields or country
  2. argot
    a characteristic language of a particular group
  3. asseverate
    state categorically
  4. avuncular
    being or relating to an uncle
  5. beatification
    the act of making someone supremely blessed and happy
  6. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  7. deracinate
    pull up by or as if by the roots
  8. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  9. dichotomous
    divided into two sharply distinguished parts
  10. etiology
    the cause of a disease
  11. gauche
    lacking social poise or refinement
  12. halcyon
    a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
  13. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  14. minatory
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  15. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  16. moribund
    being on the point of death
  17. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  18. physiognomy
    the human face
  19. portmanteau
    a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
  20. soporific
    inducing sleep
Created on Wed Aug 30 14:04:49 EDT 2023 (updated Thu Sep 11 13:46:42 EDT 2025)

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