A great way for top students to improve their vocabularies.
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abject |
He was an abject failure.
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aberration |
He claimed the test result was an aberration.
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abjure |
MPs were urged to abjure their former allegience.
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abnegation |
People are capable of abnegation and unselfishness.
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abrogate |
They put forward a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike.
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abscond |
You must not abscond with the money.
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abstruse |
Miss Savidge was suprised that her student had used such an abstruse word.
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accede |
Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558.
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accost |
Reporters accost celebrities in the street.
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accretion |
The accretion of sediments in coastal mangroves is concerning.
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acumen |
She hides a shrewd business acumen.
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adamant |
He is adamant that he is not going to resign.
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admonish |
She admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven.
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adumbrate |
Hobhouse had already adumbrated the idea of a welfare state.
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adverse |
She was being adverse.
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advocate |
My teacher was my advocate for the scholarship position.
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affluent |
A person who owns a multimillion dollar company and lives in a mansion is an example of an affluent person.
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aggrandize |
He hoped to aggrandize himself by dying a hero's death.
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alacrity |
He accepted the invitation with alacrity.
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alias |
I have a secret alias.
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Spelling Games: 300 Challenging words #1Challenge yourself with spelling games and improve accuracy.
Bouncing Baubles
Christmas spelling!
Spelling Snowball
Winter spelling fun!
Egg Hunt
Crack the eggs!
Word Search, small
The classic English word game.
Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.
Mayan Temple
Try the temple spelling puzzle.
Monkey Business
It's bananas!
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