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2012 Spelling list

Word List with 15 words
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magnanimous
a
generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness
soliloquy
n
an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts)
precocious
a
unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development
ameliorate
vo,vw
to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate
igneous
an adjectival suffix with the meanings
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accommodate
vo
to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige;
oblige
vo
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
egregious
a
extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant
aggregate
a
formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined
corpuscle
n
an unattached cell, especially of a kind that floats freely, as a blood or lymph cell.
intractable
a
not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate
cognition
n
the act or process of knowing; perception.
credible
a
capable of being believed; believable
prodigal
a
wastefully or recklessly extravagant
popularity
n
the quality or fact of being popular

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