English 10-1 Vocabulary #1 - Word Study List

Vocabulary flashcards based on the English 10-1 Word Study List #1.

PERTINENT

Important, relevant, vital (adjective)

APATHY

Lack of interest or enthusiasm, indifference (noun)

ACCOLADE

High praise, special distinction (noun)

AFFLUENCE

The state of having a great deal of money; wealth (noun)

APPROPRIATED

Took something for one's own use, typically without permission (verb)

AMBIVALENCE

The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about someone/something (noun)

BENIGN

Gentle or kind; can also mean 'not harmful' (adjective)

CHASTISE

To criticize severely (verb)

COMPLACENCY

Self-satisfied ignorance of danger (noun)

COUNTER

To speak up in opposition to something; to oppose (verb)

IMPARTIAL

Without bias; fair and just (adjective)