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WordlyWise 10

All Wordly Wise 10th grade vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
Asperity 1) Sharpness or harshness of manner. 2)Roughness of surface;unevenness
Bane A person or things that destroys or causes harm.
Buffoon A person who often makes attempts to be funny; a clown; a fool.
Doleful Mournful or full of sorrow; causing grief.
Extrovert A persone whose attention is focused on others and on what is going on around her or him, rather than or her or his own feelings.
Garish Excessively bright and flashy; tastelessly glaring.
Hierarchy A group or system in which positions of power are ranked, usually from lowest to highest.
Imbue To fill completely with a feeling or ideal to inspire.
Instigate To stir up or urge on; to provoke.
Penchant A strong attraction or leaning.
Rambunctious Behaving in a wild and unruly manner.
Repertoire The list of pieces an actor, musician, etc., is ready to perform; the kills or accomplishments of a person or group.
Rudiment 1) A basic principle or skill 2) An undeveloped or beginning stage.
Undermine 1) To weaken or ruin by degrees. 2) To attack by indirect, secret, or underhanded means.
Unremitting Not stopping or slowing down; constant.
Adjudicate To hear and decide judicially; to judge.
Centennial A one-hundredth anniversary or its celebration.
Countenance 1)A person's face; the expression on a person's face. 2) Support or approval. 3) Of or pertaining to a period of one hundred years.
Disgruntle To make dissatisfied; to put in a bad mood.
Equilibrium A state of balance.
Expedite To speed up a process; to facilitate.
Gird 1) To encircle, bind, or surround. 2) To get ready for action; to brace.
Gratuitous 1) Not called for; unnecessary. 2) Without charge; free.
Illusory Unreal or imagined; deceiving.
Implacable Incapable of being placated, soothed, or significantly changed; relentless.
Luminary 1) A source of light, especially from the sky, such as the sun or moon. 2) A person who is well known for her or his achievements; a celebrity.
Manifesto A public statement explaining the intentions, motives, or views of an individual or group.
Mesmerize To fascinate or hypnotize.
Precedent An act or statement that may serve as an example or justification for a later one.
Spurious Not genuine; false.
Curtail To cut short or reduce.
Discriminate 1) To make or recognize clear distinctions. 2) To treat in a less or more favorable way.
Espionage The act of spying, especially a government spy obtaining secrets of another government.
Inalienable Not able to be taken or given away.
Incarcerate To confine or to put in prison.
Indignity An insult to one's pride; offensive or humiliating treatment.
Indiscriminate Not marked by careful distinctions; haphazard.
Infamous 1) Having a very bad reputation; notorious. 2) Disgraceful; vicious.
Intercede to act or plead on another's behalf; to try to smooth the differences between two parties.
Malign To say negative and unfair things about; slander.
Perpetrate To commit, as a crime or other antisocial act.
Rampant Threateningly wild, without restraint or control; widespread.
Rancor A deep, long-held feeling of hatred or bitterness.
Reparation 1) A mending or repair. 2) A making up or payment for a wrong or damage done, especially in the case of an international war.
Smattering 1) Superficial; scattered knowledge. 2) A small amount.
Accolade An expression of approval or respect for special merit; an award.
Adamant Not yielding; firm.
Adulate To flatter or admire excessively; to idolize.
Altercation A loud and determined dispute; a noisy quarrel.
Annals A historical record of events, often arranged in a yearly sequence.
Assiduous Diligent and persistent.
chary Exercising caution; hesitant.
Clique A small, exclusive group; a group held together by like interests or purpose.
Decrepit Worn-out with use; broken-down.
Endow To provide with a quality, a thing, or a gift of money.
Ephemeral Lasting a very short time.
Ingratiate To work to gain the favor of someone.
Pantheon A group of people held in high esteem for their great achievements.
Perverse 1) Turned away from what is right; wicked. 2) Stubbornly opposing what is right or reasonable; obstinate.
Tutelage Instruction, protection, or guardianship.
Acrimony Bitterness or sharpness of temper, manner, or speech; hostility.
Affinity Attraction for someone or something with which one feels a closeness or kinship.
Ambivalent Having mixed, often opposing, feelings about something or someone; indecisive.
Cessation A stopping, either final or temporary.
Emaciated Very thin or wasted away, especially from lack of nourishment; scrawny.
Enclave A distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory.
Engender To bring into being, to produce.
Exacerbate To make more severe, bitter, or violent.
Illicit Not allowed, improper, or unlawful.
Indigenous Naturally living or growing in a certain area; native.
Inexorable Not to be persuaded, stopped, or moved by entreaty or plea; relentless.
Infatuated Filled with excessive, shallow, or foolish love or desire.
Insatiable Never satisfied; greedy.
Poignant Painfully moving, affecting, or touching.
Proselytize To convert someone to a faith, belief, or cause.
Ameliorate To make better; to become better; to improve.
Baleful Expressing hatred or evil; harmful, ominous.
Berate To criticize vigorously; to scold vehemently.
Circumvent To avoid through craftiness.
Compunction A feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt.
Condone To overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse.
Diminutive Very small; tiny.
Euphemism A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant.
Expendable Able to be used up and then discarded or replaced.
Heresy The expression of shocking or unacceptable views.
Infirmity Physical or mental weakness or defect.
Profane To treat with scorn or irreverence.
Recompense To pay or compensate. (n)Payment;compensation.
Repast Food and drink; a meal.
Servitude A lack of freedom; forced labor.
Created by: HeatherV
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