150 Words Every 9th Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 10

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  1. absenteeism
    habitual failure to be present from work
  2. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  3. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  4. bicuspid
    having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth)
  5. bravura
    brilliant and showy technical skill
  6. bureaucratic
    of or relating to unnecessary procedures and red tape
  7. echelon
    level of authority in a hierarchy
  8. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  9. obstetrician
    a physician specializing in childbirth
  10. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  11. piscatorial
    relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
  12. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  13. restaurateur
    the proprietor of a restaurant
  14. sobriquet
    a familiar name for a person
  15. vengeance
    harming someone in retaliation for something they have done
Created on Wed Aug 30 14:52:13 EDT 2023 (updated Wed Aug 30 14:53:33 EDT 2023)

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