Grades 9-10 (WVI 4)
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accolade an expression or mark of approval; honor; award.
commune2 a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government.
conciliate to overcome the anger, distrust, or animosity of; appease; placate.
innate belonging to or existing in someone or some organism from the time of birth; inborn.
jabber to speak or make sounds like speech, quickly or at length, but without making much sense or creating much interest in the listener; babble.
offhand done without thinking or preparing ahead of time.
precinct an area in a town or city that forms a separate district for voting or that is looked after by one police unit.
preponderance superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like.
preventable having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening.
prospectus a written description or summary of a proposed project.
satire a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony.
schism a division into factions with opposing beliefs, especially in a Christian church.
severance the act, process, or result of breaking off or separating.
suave polished and urbane.
vacillate to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive.