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10th grade vocab
Units 1 - 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bibliophile | Lover of books |
| Philanthropist | One who loves people, gives $$ to benefit charity |
| Sedentary | Requiring so much sitting |
| Cryptic | Having a secret meaning. |
| Centennial | 100th Anniversary |
| Brazen | Defiant, sounding harsh |
| Ingress | Entering, entrance, access |
| Dauntless | fearless |
| Trenchant | Keen, forceful, effective |
| Revel | To take great pleasure in, a wild celebration |
| Approbation | Approval |
| Decorum | Proper behavior, good taste |
| Capricious | Subject to whims, unpredictable |
| Lethargy | Abnormal drowsiness |
| Retribution | Repayment, punishment |
| Perfidious | Disloyal, faithless |
| Placate | To appease, soothe, pacify |
| Duplicity | Deception, treachery |
| Supercilious | Haughtily, contemptuous, superiority |
| Raucous | Disorderly, harsh voice |
| Bibl | Book |
| Phil | To love |
| Sed | to sit |
| Cent | Hundred |
| Crypt | Hidden |
| Arduous | hard, effort |
| sophomoric | immature and overconfident |
| spec | to inspect |
| spec | to inspect |
| A | Not |
| Morph | form |
| circum | around |
| ver | true |
| nebulous | vague, confusing |
| specious | looking good at first, but actually not |
| anomaly | not normal |
| amorphous | shapeless |
| circumscribe | to surround, to limit |
| veracity | truthfulness |
| buffet | to slap or hit repeatedly |
| dearth | not enough, lack of |
| contemptuous | lack of respect, showing scorn |
| avert | to turn away or prevent |
| ingenuous | innocent, simple |
| sullen | resentfully silent |
| complacent | pleased with oneself |
| lamentable | regretable |
| bellicose | hostile in manner |
| apprehensive | fearful, anxious |
| indignation | anger arounsed by something mean, unjust |
| vituperation | a severe or abusive scolding |
| clandestine | secret, underhanded |
| tangible | capable of being touched, real |
| chron | time |
| fid | faith |
| pan | all |
| sylva | forest |
| luc | light |
| ornithology | scientific study of birds |
| somnolent | drowsy, sleepy |
| anonymity | the state of being unknown |
| squalor | being filthy or degraded from neglect or property |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| alacrity | cheerful readiness, livliness, briskness |
| demure | shyness, modesty, reserved |
| ponderous | heavy, massive, awkward |
| patent | exclusive rights to an invention |
| anachronism | something out of its proper historical time |
| perfidy | treachery |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties |
| sylvan | characteristic of the forest |
| translucent | allowing light to pass through |
| imperceptible | slight, gradual or subtle |
| benign | having a kind or friendly disposition |
| dilatory | not prompt, delay |
| convoluted | rolled up, twisted |
| Tortuous | Winding, twisting, deceitful, complex |
| odoriferous | giving off an odor |
| hypocrisy | falseness |
| telepathy | communication through means other than the senses |
| mellifluous | sweet, smooth |
| urbane | polite, refined, elegant |
| pejorative | belittling, becoming worse |
| vociferous | making noisy, outcry |
| abstruse | difficult to understand |
| strident | loud, harsh, shrill |
| lugubrious | mournful or dismal |
| venal | corruptible, open to bribery, betraying honor |
| elusive | avoid capture, difficult to define |
| protracted | lengthened by time, draw to scale |
| antediluvian | before the flood, old, ancient |
| pretense | false, excuse, to deceive |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel |
| quandary | uncertainty |
| respite | a short interval of rest, relief |
| quintessence | pure, purest instance |
| tort | to twist |
| fer | carry, to bear |
| hypo | under |
| tele | far |
| flu | to flow |
| ambidextrous | very skillful, able to use both hands equally |
| credulous | gullible |
| acrophobia | fear of high places |
| neophyte | a beginner, novice, something newly planted |
| obsequious | overly submissive (obey) |
| venerable | impressive, regarded with reverence |
| sundry | several, various |
| impudent | lacking modesty, insolent |
| altercation | quarrel |
| oblique | underhanded, devious |
| acrimonious | caustic, biting, bitter |
| prerogative | special right, privilege |
| resilient | rebounding, springing back |
| tacit | unspoken, silent, implied |
| myopic | nearsighted, deficient of foresight |
| succinct | curt concise |
| zenith | the highest point |
| officious | meddlesome |
| ephemeral | short time, transitory |
| translucent | fierce, cruel, harsh, aggressive |
| ambi | around or both |
| cred | to believe |
| acro | top most or high |
| sequ | to follow |
| neo | new |
| malefactor | criminal |
| prognosticate | to know ahead of time, to predict |
| aqueduct | large pipe for carrying water from a distant source |
| euphonious | having a pleasant sound, harmonious |
| abjure | to renounce, under oath, rights or opinions |
| officious | meddling, assuming authority |
| nonchalant | confident, unconcerned |
| elucidate | to explain, clarify |
| facetious | not meant to be taken seriously or literally |
| garrulous | tending toward tedious chatter |
| indemnity | a payment for loss or damage |
| limpid | clear, transparent, easily understood |
| mercurial | characterized by unpredictable and rapid mood changes |
| spartan | sternly disciplined and rigorously simple |
| reticent | not included to speak, restrained in expression |
| nonchalant | confident, unconcerned |
| temerity | a foolish boldness |
| supple | bending easily |
| consecrate | to make or declare sacred |
| tepid | lukewarm, unenthusiastic |
| compunction | regret, remorse |
| mal | bad |
| gnos | to know |
| duc | to lead |
| eu | good, well |
| ab | away |
| antipathy | dislike |
| exhume | to remove from a grave |
| posterity | descendants, offspring, future generations |
| aberration | something atypical, not normal |
| vacuity | emptiness, lack of ideas |
| hackneyed | trite, over familiar through overuse |
| guile | treacherous, skillful deceit |
| voluminous | having fullness, size, ample |
| solace | comfort in sorrow or distress |
| tenacious | holding persistently to something, adhesive |
| ineptitude | a lack of judgement, foolishness |
| poignant | profoundly moving, touching |
| commodious | spacious, roomy |
| egregrious | conspicuously bad or offensive |
| sonorous | having or producing sound |
| ludicrous | laughable |
| recalcitrant | marked by stubborn resistance to authority |
| pinnacle | the highest point |
| integrity | adherence to strict moral or ethical code |
| path | feeling, suffering |
| hum | ground |
| post | after |
| err | to wander |
| vac | empty |
| altruistic | unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others |
| disparage | to belittle |
| assiduous | persistent, diligent, attentive |
| candor | freedom from prejudice or malice, honesty |
| heterogeneous | mixed, dissimilar ingredients |
| copious | abundant, plentiful |
| erudite | possessing or displaying knowledge learned |
| insolent | arrogant in speech or conduct, boldness, rude |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| plethora | an excess |
| quiescent | inactive, at rest |
| loquacious | talkative, wordy |
| proclivity | a predisposition toward something, an inclination |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied, not getting enough |
| culpable | deserving blame, censure |
| semicircle | a half circle |
| incarnate | invested with bodily form, to realize, to actualize |
| acquiesce | to accept without protest, to agree or submit |
| bereft | made unhappy through a loss |
| facile | easily accomplished |
| pro | forward, before |
| sat | enough |
| in | not |
| ex | out |
| culp | blame |
| semi | half |
| carn | flesh |
| conflagration | an extremely large and destructive fire |
| diminutive | an extremely large and destructive fire |
| equivocal | capable of two interpretations |
| vacuous | lacking ideas or meaning; purposeless |
| craven | cowardly; a coward |
| entrepreneur | a person who manages an enterprise or business |
| formidable | strong, forceful, powerful |
| explicate | to make clear or plain; to explain; to interpret |
| implacable | not to be pacified, satisfied |
| itinerary | a detailed plan for a journey |
| commiserate | to feel or show pity |
| clarion | clear and shrill |
| provident | making provision for the future |
| magnanimous | generous in overlooking injury or insult |
| apotheosis | the ideal example, giving the person the rank of god |
| adamant | firm in purpose; unyielding |
| blithe | cheerful, light-hearted, casual |
| chagrin | humiliation caused by disappointment |
| sinuous | having many curves, winding |
| innocuous | harmless, inoffensive |
| com | together, with |
| clar | clear |
| pro | forward, before, for, forth |
| magn | great |
| the,theo | God |
| cursory | performed with haste with little attention to detail |
| orthodox | adhering to traditional faith, customary |
| clamor | a loud outcry, loud noise |
| circumvent | to surround, enclose, entrap, to go around, bypass |
| aspiration | a strong desire for achievement, expulsion of breath in speech |
| apogee | farthest or highest point |
| phlegmatic | calm sluggish temperament |
| ardent | expressing warm feelings, passionate |
| cogent | convincing, intellect |
| inherent | an essential element of something |
| contentious | quarrelsome, controversial |
| exodus | departure of a large group of people |
| impetus | an impulse, stimulus |
| covet | to wish for, desire for something belong to another |
| multifarious | diverse, variety |
| obviate | to see beforehand, prevent |
| inexorable | inflexible, relentless |
| onerous | troublesome, a burden |
| parsimonious | stingy, frugal |
| inscrutable | mysterious, not easily understood |
| Cur | run |
| ortho | straight |
| clam | to cry out |
| vent | to open |
| spir | to breathe |
Created by:
BethMcCourt
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