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Vocabulary List for Grade 10 Students

The document is a list of 25 difficult words with their definitions provided by a 10th grade student named Eureka L. Ausa from the Newton section. Some of the words on the list include flaxen, meaning made of flax, reverence meaning a feeling of profound respect, and indiscretion meaning the trait of lacking good judgment or tact. The full list contains 25 words and their definitions.

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Vocabulary List for Grade 10 Students

The document is a list of 25 difficult words with their definitions provided by a 10th grade student named Eureka L. Ausa from the Newton section. Some of the words on the list include flaxen, meaning made of flax, reverence meaning a feeling of profound respect, and indiscretion meaning the trait of lacking good judgment or tact. The full list contains 25 words and their definitions.

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Name: Eureka L.

Ausa Grade & Section: 10 - Newton

25 Difficult Words

1. Flaxen - made of flax


2. Reverence - a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
3. Indiscretion - the trait of lacking good judgment or tact
4. Obscure - difficult or impossible to know completely and with certainty
5. Amidst - in or into the middle of (something)
6. Obstinacy - the quality or state of being obstinate : stubbornness
7. Notched - a small cut that is shaped like a V and that is made on an edge or
a surface
8. Rivet - a special kind of metal bolt or pin that is used to hold pieces of metal
together
9. Partridge - a brown bird with a round body and short tail that is often
hunted for food and sport
10. Bestowed - to give as a gift or honor
11. Lest - for fear that—used when you are saying something in order to
prevent something from happening
12. Doted - to be lavish or excessive in one's attention, fondness, or affection
13. Wily - full of clever tricks
14. Valor - courage or bravery
15. Pursuit - the act of pursuing
16. Upbraided - to speak in an angry or critical way to (someone who has done
something wrong)
17. Ingenuity - skill or cleverness that allows someone to solve problems,
invent things, etc.
18. Fleecy - covered with, made of, or resembling fleece
19. Skeins - a long piece of yarn or thread that is basely wound
20. Grisly - causing horror or fear
21. Noose - a large loop at the end of a rope that gets smaller when you pull
the rope and that is used to hang people, to capture animals, etc.
22. Abashed - made to feel uncomfortable, disconnected, or embarrassed by
something that has happened or been done or said
23. Distaff - a staff for holding the flax, tow, or wool in spinning
24. Shuttle – a pointed tool that is used to weave cloth by pulling a thread
from side to side across thread.
25. Frantically – in an uncontrolled manner

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