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Spelling Test 5
Words for spelling test 5 - Language arts
| Definition | |
|---|---|
| Tempestuous | Characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion; very stormy. |
| Insubordination | Defiance of authority; refusal to obey orders. (disobedience) |
| Vie | Compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something. |
| Cadence | A modulation or inflection of the voice. |
| Dearth | A scarcity or lack of something. |
| Inauspicious | Not conducive to success; unpromising. (unlucky) |
| Ignominiously | Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame. |
| Indolent | Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy. |
| Languor | Weakness or weariness of body or mind. |
| Enervate | Cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken. |
| Laudable | (of an action, idea, or goal) deserving praise and commendation. |
| Abstruse | Difficult to understand; obscure. |
| Exclusive | To the exclusion of others. (only, solely) |
| Vogue | The leading place in popularity or acceptance usually speaking about fashion. |
| Zeal | Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective. |
| Sagaciously | Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness. |
| Latent | (of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed. |
| Decorous | In keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained. |
| Encumbrance | A burden or impediment. |