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Vocabulary 9.10
Grade Level Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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abrogate | repeal or do away with a law or agreement; repeal; revoke |
altar | a ceremonial place or shrine for performing rituals |
alter | to change or cause to change in character or composition; change; modify |
clemency | mercy; leniency |
coerce | to force an unwilling person to perform some behavior |
engross | to absorb all the attention or interest of a person; engage |
enigma | a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand; puzzle; riddle |
incarcerate | to imprison or confine; put in prison or jail; lock up |
incinerate | to destroy by burning; burn; reduce to ashes |
ludicrous | foolish and unreasonable; absurd; laughable; ridiculous |