200 Words Every Eleventh Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 4

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  1. hindrance
    any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  2. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  3. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  4. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  5. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  6. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  7. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  8. callous
    emotionally hardened
  9. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  10. auspices
    kindly endorsement and guidance
  11. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  12. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  13. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  14. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  15. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
Created on Thu Jun 05 14:42:06 EDT 2025 (updated Mon Jun 09 15:18:22 EDT 2025)

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