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

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  1. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  2. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  3. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  4. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  5. astounding
    bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
  6. retrospect
    contemplation of things past
  7. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  8. forage
    collect or look around for, as food
  9. azure
    bright blue in color, like a clear sky
  10. aluminum
    a silvery, flexible, metallic element
  11. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  12. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  13. desist
    stop performing some action
  14. haggard
    showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
  15. epitaph
    an inscription in memory of a buried person
Created on Wed Jun 04 17:54:25 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jul 11 10:51:15 EDT 2025)

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