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Wordly Wise 10-15
10th Grade English vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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1. abominate | To hate or loathe intensely. |
2. abridge | To shorten in duration or extent; to diminish. |
3. animosity | Intense ill will. |
4. auspicious | Favorable, promising. |
5. beleaguer | To besiege; to surround with an army.To surround with troubles; to harass. |
6. confidant | A person to whom secrets are told. |
7. constituent | One of the parts that make up a whole.A voter represented by a particular official. |
8. iniquitous | Unjust; wicked. |
9. inure | To adjust to and accept unpleasant or undesirable conditions. |
10. inveigh | To complain or protest strongly. |
11. predecessor | A person or thing that has held a position or office before another. |
12. sabotage | Acts that intentionally damage, hinder, or seek to discredit. To engage in intentionally damaging acts. |
13. sadistic | Taking pleasure in causing pain. |
14. scathing | Harshly critical. |
15. transpire | To become apparent; to come to light. |