200 Words Every Tenth Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 13

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  1. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  2. hypochondriac
    a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
  3. calligraphy
    beautiful handwriting
  4. thievery
    the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
  5. opacity
    the degree to which something reduces the passage of light
  6. mnemonic
    of or relating to the practice of aiding the memory
  7. agglomeration
    the act of collecting in a mass
  8. decelerate
    lose velocity; move more slowly
  9. disenfranchise
    deprive of voting rights
  10. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  11. carcinogen
    any substance that produces cancer
  12. sycophantic
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  13. egocentric
    limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
  14. abalone
    a large edible marine gastropod with an ear-shaped shell
  15. geriatrics
    the branch of medical science that deals with old people
Created on Wed Jun 04 17:56:46 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jul 11 10:52:27 EDT 2025)

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