200 Words Every 11th Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 10

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  1. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  2. alopecia
    partial or complete loss of hair
  3. braggadocio
    vain and empty boasting
  4. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
  5. austerity
    excessive sternness
  6. clerihew
    a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets
  7. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
  8. denizen
    a plant or animal naturalized in a region
  9. dilatory
    wasting time
  10. exasperate
    make furious
  11. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  12. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  13. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  14. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  15. kitschy
    very sentimental or emotional
  16. lagniappe
    a small gift given by a merchant to a customer
  17. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  18. solipsistic
    relating to the theory that only the self is known to exist
  19. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  20. syzygy
    the straight line configuration of three celestial bodies
Created on Wed Aug 30 14:05:45 EDT 2023 (updated Thu Sep 11 13:47:20 EDT 2025)

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