Adv. English 10 Unit 1 Vocabulary

9/22/25 Quiz Study Flashcards

Abscond

v.

To depart secretly and hide oneself

Adroit

adj.

Having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations

Cull

v.

1: to select from a group : choose

2: to reduce or control the size of (something, such as a herd) by removal (as by hunting or slaughter) of especially weak or sick individuals

Curmudgeon

Noun

A crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man

Dearth

Noun

1: scarcity that makes dear (specifically : famine)

2: an inadequate supply : lack

Fickle

Adjective

Marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability; given to erratic changeableness

Harangue

Noun:

1: a speech addressed to a public assembly or lecture

2: a ranting speech or writing

Verb:

: to speak rhetorically, particularly in a pompous or bombastic manner

Haughty

Adjective:

Blatantly and disdainfully proud; having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior

Indolent

Adjective

1.a: averse to activity, effort, or movement: habitually lazy

1.b: conducive to or encouraging laziness

Ineffable

Adjective

1.a: incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable

1.b: unspeakable

2: not to be uttered : taboo

Inept

Adjective

1: generally incompetent : bungling

2: lacking in fitness or aptitude : unfit

Innocuous

Adjective

1: producing no injury : harmless

2: not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility : inoffensive, insipid

Insidious

Adjective

1: having a gradual and cumulative effect: subtle

2.a: awaiting a chance to entrap: treacherous

2.b: harmful but enticing (tempting): seductive

Loquacious

Adjective

1: full of excessive talk : wordy

2: given to fluent or excessive talk : garrulous

Melee

Noun

: a confused struggle, especially a hand-to-hand fight among several people

Relegate

Verb

1: to send into exile : banish

2: to assign to a place of insignificance or of oblivion : put out of sight or mind

Rue

Verb

: to feel sorrow, remorse, or regret

Noun

: regret, sorrow

Supplant

Verb

1: to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery

2: to take the place of and serve as a substitute for, especially by reason of superior excellence or power

Tenuous

Adjective

1: having little substance or strength : flimsy, weak

2: not thick : slender; thin

Transfix

Verb

1: to hold motionless by or as if by piercing

2: to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon : impale