200 Words Every Tenth Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 1

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  1. attempt
    make an effort
  2. execute
    put in effect
  3. arrange
    put into a proper or systematic order
  4. opportune
    suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
  5. appeal
    earnest or urgent request
  6. acquire
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  7. avail
    be of use to, be useful to
  8. doctrine
    a belief accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  9. chamber
    a natural or artificial enclosed space
  10. convey
    transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  11. humanity
    all of the living inhabitants of the earth
  12. corrupt
    dishonest or immoral or evasive
  13. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  14. forehead
    the part of the face above the eyes
  15. gesture
    motion of hands or body to emphasize a thought or feeling
Created on Wed Jun 04 17:52:24 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jul 11 10:50:34 EDT 2025)

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