General ELA Vocabulary

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Alleviate

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To make something less severe or more bearable; to relieve.

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Benevolent

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Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings; charitable.

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Curtail

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To reduce in extent or quantity; to impose a restriction on.

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Indispensable

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Absolutely necessary; essential.

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Aspire

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To have a strong desire to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work.

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Demise

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A person's death or the end of something.

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Speculation

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The forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.

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Revulsion

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A strong feeling of disgust or repulsion.

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Lucrative

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Producing a great deal of profit; financially rewarding.

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Deficit

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The amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small.