10th grade Vocab Test

Ardent

Enthusiastic or passionate.

Peruse

To read or examine carefully or at length.

Foreboding

A feeling that something bad will happen.

Dauntless

Showing fearlessness and determination.

Conjecture

An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

Derive

Obtain something from (a specified source).

Inure

Accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.

Capacious

Having a lot of space inside; roomy.

Fastidious

Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

Capitulate

Cease to resist an opponent or unwelcome demand; surrender.

Endeavor

Try hard to do or achieve something.

Poignant

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Inexorable

Impossible to stop or prevent.

Repose

A state of rest, sleep, or tranquility.

Evince

Reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling).

Ameliorate

Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

Acquit

act in a specific way

Countenance

a person’s face or facial expression, often indicating mood or emotion.

Harrowing

Acutely distressing.

Repugnance

Intense disgust.

Precipice

A very steep rock face or cliff, typically a tall one.

Incipient

Beginning to develop or emerge.

Erroneously

In a mistaken way; incorrectly.

Penury

Extreme poverty; destitution.

Vacillate

Alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.

Verdant

Green with grass or other rich vegetation.

Dogma

A principle or belief laid down as incontrovertible truth.

Abhor

Regard with disgust and hatred.

Odious

Extremely unpleasant; repulsive.

Exculpate

Show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing.

Facile

Easily achieved; effortless.

Convalescence

Time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation.

Undulate

Move with a smooth wave-like motion.

Venerable

Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.

Impetuous

Acting or done quickly and without thought or care.

Indelible

Making marks that cannot be removed.

Progeny

A descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.

Obdurate

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.

Pernicious

Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

Aureole

A radiance surrounding the head or body of a sacred personage in religious painting.

Specious

Superficially plausible, but actually wrong.

Sanguine

red in color; optimistic or positive in disposition.

Fitfully

In an irregular way; not continuously or steadily.

Adherent

Someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas.

Urbane

Suave, courteous, and refined in manner.

Archaic

Very old or old-fashioned.

Sordid

Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.

Gesticulate

Use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words.

Tableaux

A group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history.

Mutable

Liable to change.

Myriad

A countless or extremely great number.

Zealot

A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.

Vapid

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; insipid.

Invariably

In every case or on every occasion; always.

Pugnacious

Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

Thwart

Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

Drivel

Nonsense.

Depreciating

Expressing disapproval of.

Harangue

A lengthy and aggressive speech.

Dissemble

Conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs.

Supercede

Take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant.

Repudiate

Refuse to accept or be associated with.

Apoplectic

Overcome with anger; extremely indignant.

Burly

(of a person) large and strong; heavily built.

Hapless

Unfortunate.

Homely

(of a person) unattractive in appearance.

Jocund

Cheerful and lighthearted.

Proclivity

A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.

Supercilious

Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

Sycophant

A person who tries to win favor from wealthy or influential people by flattering them.

Vacuous

Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.

Edify

Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.

Occult

Supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena.

Galvanize

Shock or excite (someone) into taking action.

Paucity

The presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.

Eschew

Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.

Anachronistic

Belonging to a period other than that in which it exists.

Colloquially

Used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

Visceral

Relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect.

Valiant

Possessing or showing courage or determination.

Pestilence

A fatal epidemic disease.

Abide

Accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation).

Disdain

The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt.

Turncoat

A person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one.

Flout

Openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention).

Canker

A destructive inflammatory condition of the ear, typically suppurating, in animals such as dogs and rabbits.

Subdued

Quiet and rather reflective or depressed.

Throng

A large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.

Shrewd

Having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute.

Solicit

Ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.

Dissuade

Persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.

Perturb

Make (someone) anxious or unsettled.

Covertly

In a secret or disguised manner.

Semblance

The outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different.

Blithe

Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

Requited

Return (a feeling or action).

Coy

(especially with reference to a woman) making a pretense of shyness or modesty that is intended to be alluring.

Bestow

Confer or present (an honor, right, or gift).

Disparage

Regard or represent as being of little worth.

Lament

A passionate expression of grief or sorrow.