Grade 10 Vocabulary Review

Vocabulary flashcards covering key domain-specific and general academic words and definitions.

Sensitize

To cause something to respond

Recede

To move backward

Jaunt

A short trip taken for fun

Bemused

Puzzled, confused

Telepathic

Describes communication directly from someone’s mind, without using words or signs

Emanation

Something produced or expressed, such as heat from a fire or anger from a person

Subside

To fade away

Intelligence Quotient

A number that represents a person’s intelligence; the number is the person’s score on specialized tests

Neurosis

A minor mental illness related to stress

Paranoia

A mental illness characterized by intense fear or anxiety caused by imagined threats

Engrossed

Totally absorbed in (something), paying attention to nothing else