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Tenth-grade reading asks learners to move confidently among literary analysis, argument, source evaluation, laboratory science, mathematics, computing, history, economics, psychology, philosophy, and the arts. This level emphasizes precise academic language, disciplinary meanings, connotation, word relationships, and the ability to interpret unfamiliar vocabulary in demanding context.

This independently authored 800-word beta curriculum is arranged in twenty-three pages of up to thirty-five words. Pages containing words 1–500 include five cloze questions drawn only from that enhanced range; words 501–800 remain fully visible and editable as list pages while expanded practice is developed. Every row includes an editable subject-field label and a conservative word-study note about transparent affixes, compound structure, capitalization, or dictionary base forms. The cited sources calibrate range and difficulty only; all learner-facing definitions, examples, quizzes, and descriptions are original KSSR copy.

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Words 771–800 of 800
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
771	existential	adjective Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: existential is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	relating to existence, human freedom and meaning, or a threat to continued survival	The drought created an existential danger for villages dependent on one reservoir.
772	expedite	verb Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: expedite is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to make a process happen sooner or more efficiently	Digital signatures can expedite approval without removing required review.
773	extricate	verb Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: extricate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to free someone or something from a constraint, danger, or difficult situation	Rescuers worked carefully to extricate the driver from the damaged vehicle.
774	fabrication	noun Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	an invented falsehood or the process of constructing something	The supposed eyewitness quotation was a fabrication.
775	facile	adjective Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: facile is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	appearing neat or easy while ignoring important complexity	Blaming one person for the recession is a facile explanation of a complicated event.
776	faction	noun Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: faction is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	an organized group within a larger body that pursues a distinct interest or viewpoint	A reform faction challenged the party's established leadership.
777	farcical	adjective Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: farcical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	so absurd, disorganized, or incompetent that it resembles a farce	The hearing became farcical when no one could locate the central document.
778	fauna	noun Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: fauna is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the animal life characteristic of a region, habitat, or geological period	Researchers recorded the island's native fauna before invasive rats arrived.
779	felicity	noun Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.	happiness or an especially apt and effective quality of expression	The translator preserved both the accuracy and verbal felicity of the poem.
780	fervor	noun Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: fervor is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	intense and sincere enthusiasm, passion, or feeling	Supporters campaigned with fervor during the final week.
781	fetter	verb Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: fetter is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to restrain or limit freedom of movement, action, or development	Outdated licensing rules can fetter small businesses.
782	fidelity	noun Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.	faithfulness to a person, principle, source, or original form	The adaptation balances fidelity to the novel with the demands of film.
783	figurative	adjective Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency.	using words beyond their literal meaning to create an image or comparison	The phrase a mountain of paperwork is figurative rather than literal.
784	finesse	noun Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: finesse is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	skillful and subtle handling of a difficult situation	The mediator used finesse to restate the accusation as a solvable concern.
785	flaunt	verb Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: flaunt is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to display something conspicuously in order to attract attention or provoke admiration	The advertisement encourages buyers to flaunt the brand's logo.
786	foible	noun Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: foible is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a minor weakness or amusing peculiarity in a person's character	His habit of alphabetizing every shelf was a harmless foible.
787	forbear	verb Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: forbear is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to deliberately refrain from doing or saying something	The judge asked spectators to forbear from reacting during testimony.
788	forego	verb Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: forego is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to choose to do without something or give it up	The team decided to forego a celebration until the missing equipment was found.
789	forsake	verb Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: forsake is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to abandon or give up a person, place, practice, or principle	The reformer refused to forsake her commitment to peaceful protest.
790	fortuitous	adjective Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	happening by chance, often with a beneficial result	A fortuitous conversation introduced the scientist to a future collaborator.
791	fraternal	adjective Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: fraternal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	relating to brothers or marked by mutual support among members of a group	The two organizations maintained fraternal ties despite political disagreements.
792	frenetic	adjective Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: frenetic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	fast, energetic, and disorganized or anxious	Frenetic trading caused the stock price to swing sharply.
793	frugal	adjective Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: frugal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	careful and economical in the use of money or resources	The frugal laboratory repaired its equipment instead of replacing it.
794	garrulous	adjective Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	excessively talkative, especially about unimportant matters	The garrulous witness repeatedly wandered away from the question.
795	genteel	adjective Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: genteel is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	polite and refined, sometimes in an affected or old-fashioned way	The hotel preserves a genteel atmosphere with quiet tea service and formal dress.
796	gesticulate	verb Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: gesticulate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	to communicate or emphasize meaning through animated hand and body movements	Unable to hear across the station, Mira began to gesticulate toward the correct platform.
797	hapless	adjective Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: hapless is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	unfortunate and repeatedly affected by circumstances beyond one's control	The hapless traveler arrived after the last train and then lost his phone.
798	hiatus	noun Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: hiatus is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a pause or interruption in a continuing activity, sequence, or publication	The journal resumed publication after a two-year hiatus.
799	histrionic	adjective Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: histrionic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	excessively theatrical, emotional, or dramatic in behavior or expression	The spokesperson's histrionic outrage distracted from the evidence.
800	ignominy	noun Study Field: Grade 10 precise high-utility word Word study: Base-form focus: ignominy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	public shame or disgrace resulting from dishonorable conduct	The official resigned in ignominy after the bribery scheme was proven.

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