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

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  1. surreptitiously
    in a secretive manner
  2. cataclysm
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  3. Fahrenheit
    of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer
  4. corollary
    an inference following from the proof of another proposition
  5. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  6. exacerbate
    make worse
  7. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  8. demean
    reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
  9. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  10. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  11. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  12. accelerator
    a pedal that controls the throttle valve
  13. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  14. becalm
    make still, steady, or tranquil
  15. vacuous
    devoid of matter
Created on Wed Jun 04 17:55:40 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jul 11 10:51:57 EDT 2025)

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