Grades 12+ (WVI 5)
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appose to place next to or side by side; juxtapose.
askance with distrust or suspicion.
castellated constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle.
cyst a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all.
deracinate to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile.
disaffection an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like.
dissemble to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of.
elide to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation.
extempore without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised.
extort to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority.
inflection change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb.
mésalliance marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself.
pandemic a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents.
pneumatic of, using, or concerning air or other gases.
surcingle a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back.