Grades 9-10 (WVI 4)
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amplitude the state or quality of being ample; largeness.
elaboration the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added.
epigram a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence.
exhort to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness.
financier a person skilled in or occupied in financial operations, usually on a large scale.
indigence lack of means to live; poverty.
inexhaustible unable to be used up; endless.
iota an extremely small amount.
malediction the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse.
presumptive affording a reasonable basis for belief.
reclaim to recover the use of (land areas) by draining, hydrating, or otherwise reconditioning so that the land can be used for agriculture or other purposes.
revulsion violent dislike and disgust; abhorrence; loathing.
stratagem a plan or trick to deceive, surprise, or outwit an opponent, especially as a military maneuver.
sully to make dirty or tarnished.
upshot the most important issue, result, or conclusion.