200 Words Every Twelfth Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 9

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  1. unkempt
    not properly maintained or cared for
  2. circuitous
    deviating from a straight course
  3. infinitesimal
    immeasurably small
  4. longevity
    the property of having lived for a considerable time
  5. paraphernalia
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  6. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  7. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  8. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  9. rostrum
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
  10. plagiarism
    taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
  11. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  12. parsimony
    extreme stinginess
  13. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  14. pulverize
    make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
  15. procrastinate
    waste time or postpone doing what one should be doing
Created on Mon Jun 09 15:38:46 EDT 2025

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