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Semester 2 Vocabular
Surabaya International School Grade 10 Vocabulary words fors semester 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anarchist | N.A lawless person |
| Apprenticeship | N.Someone who is taken as a trainee |
| Arsonist | N.Somone who burns stuff |
| Asserted | V.To state something being true |
| Asylum | N.Protection from extradition |
| Augury | N.Omen |
| Auspicious | Adj.Promising well for future |
| Blitzkrieg | N.Swift military offensive |
| Blunt | Adj.Not sharp |
| Calamity | N.A disastrous event |
| Capillary | N.Thin blood vessel |
| Centrifuge | N.A seperation equipment |
| Cinch | N.Something easily done |
| Chorister | N.Singer in choir or chorus |
| Compress | V.To press things together |
| Contemptible | Adj.Deserving to be treated with hatred or disrespect |
| Contentious | Adj.Creating disagreement |
| Convalescence | N.Recuperating patient |
| Crest | N.Top of curve or slope |
| Deference | N.Respect |
| Defile | V.To corrupt something |
| Dentifrice | N.Tootpaste |
| Devour | V.To eat something quickly |
| Disperse | V.To scatter |
| Dodder | V.To shake or tremble |
| Drench | V.To soak someone or something |
| Eddy | N.A small whirl |
| Effulgence | N.Brightness |
| Enfeeble | V.To weaken |
| Flourish | V.To be healthy or grow well |
| Forlorn | Adj.Lonely and miserable |
| Foyer | N.Entrance hall |
| Furies | N.Greek avenging goddesses |
| Garment | N.A piece of clothing |
| Gimmick | N.A dishonest trick |
| Hymn | N.Religious song |
| Hypnotize | V.To put someone in a state of hypnosis |
| Ignite | V.To light or catch fire |
| Illumination | N.The provision of light to make something visible or bright |
| Incinerator | N.Furnace or burner |
| Insidious | Adj.Gradual and harmful |
| Insidious | Adj.Gradual and harmful |
| Insolence | N.Disrespectful |
| Inveigle | V.To entice or lure someone |
| Kerosene | N.A colorless flammable oil |
| Linguist | N.A speaker of several languages |
| Lithe | Adj.Flexible, supple, and graceful |
| Luxuriously | Adj.Comfortable and expensive |
| Malicious | Adj. Intentionally harmful |
| Manses | N.House used by employees |
| Meddle | V.To interfere in somebody else's concern |
| Metropolis | N.Large city |
| Mourn | V.To express sadness at somebody's death |
| Obligate | V.To force someone to do something legally or morally |
| Oblivion | N.State of being forgotten |
| Odious | Adj.Hateful |
| Pantomime | N.Someone wo acts without speaking, using gesture and expression; Mime artist |
| Parados | N.First ode, or choral song, in a Greek tragedy |
| Pedant | N.Someone too concern with rules and details |
| Piety | N.Religous devotion |
| Pious | Adj.Religious |
| Plummet | V.To drop downward fast |
| Proclivity | N.Natural tendency |
| Quarry | N. A rich source of something |
| Ramshackle | Adj. Badly built or broken down |
| Rationalize | V. To offer a reasonable explanation for something |
| Recoils | V. To move back suddenly |
| Repulse | V. To draw back or repel |
| Reverend | Adj. Deserving to be shown respect |
| Ricocheted | V. To rebound |
| Rouse | V. To shake somebody out of apathy |
| Salamander | N. A small animal resembling lizard |
| Salient | Adj. Noticeable or striking |
| Sated | V. To satisfy somebody's desire |
| Sedate | V. To calm somebody |
| Seigneurs | N. A man of rank |
| Senile | Adj. Forgetful or confused |
| Sententiously | Adv. Full of cliche |
| Sieve | N. Meshed utensil |
| Somberly | Adv. Dark and gloomy |
| Suffuse | V. To spread over something |
| Sultry | Adj. Hot and damp |
| Swagger | V. To walk in an arrogant way |
| Tacit | Adj. Implied by not expressed |
| Thimble | N. Cover for finger when sewing |
| Trample | V. To tread on something |
| Transcends | V. To go beyond limit |
| Transgress | V. to break the law |
| Trifle | N. A small quantity |
| Unhinged | V. To dislocate something |
| Untrammeled | Adj. Not restricted |
| Vault | N. Stengthened room for valuables |
| Ventilator | N. Machine that helps somebody breathe |
| Vigil | N. A night watch |
| Waver | V. To begin to change opinion |
| Yield | V. To agree on somebody's demand |
| Wrath | N. Great anger |
| Prodigious | Adj. Wonderful or marvelous |
| Procession | N. A group of people moving forward |
| Distress | N. Mental suffering |