GSMST Grade 10 Vocab Unit 15

Abrasive

(Of a substance or material) capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding.

Abrade

Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.

Abrasion

The process of scraping or wearing something away.

Abrasiveness

The quality of being able to scrape or wear down a surface by friction.

Abradant

A material used for grinding

Acclimate

Become accustomed to a new climate or to new conditions.

Acclimatize

Respond physiologically or behaviorally to changes in a complex of environmental factors.

Acclimation

The process or result of becoming accustomed to a new climate or to new conditions.

Climate

The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

Acclimatory

Relating to or resulting in acclimation.

Renounce

Formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim

Announce

Make a public and typically formal declaration about a fact

Annunciation

The announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to Mary (in Christianity).

Denounce

Publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

Pronounce

Make the sound of (a word or part of a word) in the correct or a particular way.

Enunciate

Say or pronounce clearly.

Pronunciation

The way in which a word is pronounced.

Denunciation

Public condemnation of someone or something.

Reticent

Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.

Tacit

Understood or implied without being stated.

Taciturn

(Of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Tacitly

In a way that is understood or implied without being directly stated.

Reticence

The quality of being reticent; reserve.

Reticent

Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.

Magnanimous

Generous or forgiving

Magnify

Make (something) appear larger than it is

Magnitude

The great size or extent of something.

Magnificent

Impressively beautiful

Magnum

A thing of a type that is larger than normal