Spelling Vocab List 5

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acknowledgment

allurement

argument

believable

careful

caring

desirable

encouragement

hoping

knowledgeable

losing

manageable

placement

placing

shameful
acknowledgment

allurement

argument

believable

careful

caring

desirable

encouragement

hoping

knowledgeable

losing

manageable

placement

placing

shameful
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Vantage
A place of position affording a good view of something
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Minion
A follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one
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Harbinger
A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
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Dire
Extremely serious or urgent
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Frieze
A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling
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Apparition
A ghost or ghostlike image of a person
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Accursed
Under a curse
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Assail
Make a concerted or violent attack on
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Avouch
Affirm or assert
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Kindle
Light or set on fire
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Equivocate
Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the trust or avoid committing oneself
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Knell
The sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral
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Trifle
A thing of little value or importance; a small amount of something
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Thane
A man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman
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Sooth
Truth
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Corporeal
Relating to a person’s body, especially as opposed to their spirit
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Blight
Spoil, harm, or destroy
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Adage
A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
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Wanton
(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked, often unrestrained in behavior
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Chastise
Rebuke or reprimand severely