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Wordly Wise 10-8
10th grade English vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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1. adjacent | Near or next to; adjoining. |
2. beset | To surround or to attack repeatedly.To trouble or weigh down. |
3. cede | To give up or transfer, especially by treaty or formal agreement. |
4. circuitous | Roundabout; indirect. |
5. desultory | Proceeding or carried out in an aimless or random way. |
6. galvanize | To excite or arouse action. |
7. implement | A tool or instrument.To carry out. |
8. inconsequential | Lacking importance or worth; unable to make an impact; trivial. |
9. magnitude | Greatness of size, power, or influence. |
10. materialize | To become real or actual.To appear in physical form, especially suddenly. |
11. muster | A gathering, usually of military forces.To summon or call forth; to gather. |
12. prohibitive | Serving to restrain action or discourage use of. |
13. reminisce | To think or talk about one’s past. |
14. vanguard | The leading or forward position in a movement. |
15. visionary | A person who is given to ideas that are not currently realistic; a dreamer. |