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Wordly Wise 10-6
10th grade English vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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1. ameliorate | To make better; to become better; to improve. |
2. baleful | Expressing hatred or evil; harmful, ominous. |
3. berate | To criticize vigorously; to scold vehemently. |
4. circumvent | To avoid through craftiness. |
5. compunction | A feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt. |
6. condone | To overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse. |
7. diminutive | Very small; tiny. |
8. euphemism | A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant. |
9. expendable | Able to be used up and then discarded or replaced. |
10. heresy | The expression of shocking or unacceptable views. |
11. infirmity | Physical or mental weakness or defect |
12. profane | To treat with scorn or irreverence. |
13. recompense | To pay or compensate. |
14. repast | Food and drink; a meal. |
15. servitude | A lack of freedom; forced labor. |