200 Words Every Eleventh Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 8

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  1. vituperate
    spread negative information about
  2. mandible
    the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
  3. nauseous
    causing a sick feeling
  4. abnegation
    the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
  5. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  6. effervescent
    giving off bubbles
  7. dilatory
    wasting time
  8. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  9. interlocutor
    a person who takes part in a conversation
  10. chimerical
    like a grotesque product of the imagination
  11. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  12. multifarious
    having many aspects
  13. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  14. acolyte
    a devoted follower or assistant
  15. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
Created on Thu Jun 05 14:43:32 EDT 2025 (updated Mon Jun 09 15:20:54 EDT 2025)

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