120 words every 10th grader should know: L4-6

Amenable

Disposed or willing to comply (adjective)

Barrage

The rapid and continious delivery of communication (noun)

Candor

The quality of being honest and straightforward (noun)

Conflagration

A very intense and uncontrolled fire (noun)

Deleterious

Harmful to living things (adjective)

Elucidate

Make clear and comprehensible (verb)

Exemplary

Worthy of imitation (adjective)

Gesticulate

Show, express, or direct through movement (verb)

Impervious

Not admitting of passage or capable of being affected (adjective)

Insipid

Lacking interest, significance or impact (adjective)

Lucid

Transparantly clear; easily understandable (adjective)

Magnanimous

Noble and generous in spirit (adjective)

Misgiving

Uneasiness about the fitness of an action (noun)

Penitent

Feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds (adjective)

Prudent

Marked by sound judgement (adjective)

Reprehensible

Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure (adjective)

Umbrage

A feeling of anger caused by being offended (noun)

Uncouth

Lacking refinement, cultivation or taste (adjective)

Unilateral

Involving only one part or side (adjective)

Vindicate

Clear of accusation, blame, or doubt with supporting proof

Antipathy

A feeling of intense dislike (noun)

Boisterous

Marked by exuberance and high spirits (adjective)

Cantankerous

Having a difficult and contrary disposition (adjective)

Conformity

Correspondence in form, type or appearance (noun)

Covet

Wish, long, or crave for (verb)

Discern

Perceive, recognize, or detect (verb)

Endear

Make attractive or loveable (verb)

Expedite

Process fast and efficiently (Verb)

Fawning

Attempting to win favor by flattery (adjective)

Hegemony

The dominance or leadership of one social group over others (noun)

Intermittent

Stopping and starting at irregular intervals (adjective)

Morbid

Suggesting the horror of death and decay (adjective)

Odious

Extremely repulsive or unpleasant (adjective)

Permeate

Spread or diffuse through (verb)

Prodigious

Very impressive; far beyond what is usual (adjective)

Reprimand

An act or expression of criticism and censure (noun)

Sojourn

A temporary stay (noun)

Tractable

Easily managed (adjective)

Unobtrusive

Not undesirably noticeable (adjective)

Whimsical

Indulging in or influenced by the imagination (adjective)

Apprehensive

In fear or dread of possible evil or harm (adjective)

Buttress

A support usually of stone and brick (noun)

Cleave

Seperate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument (verb)

Congenial

Suitable to your needs (adjective)

Crestfallen

Brought low in spirit (adjective)

Dissent

A difference of opinion (noun)

Enigmatic

Not clear to the understanding (adjective)

Facilitate

Make easier (verb)

Genial

Diffusing warmth and friendliness (adjective)

Indignant

Angered at something unjust or wrong (adjective)

Languid

Lacking spirit or liveliness (adjective)

Mitigate

Lessen or try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (verb)

Opulent

Rich and superior in quality (adjective)

Pious

Having, showing or expressing reverence for a deity (adjective)

Procure

Get by special effort (verb)

Reproach

Express criticism towards (verb)

Stoic

Seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive (adjective)

Trepidation

A feeling of alarm or dread (noun)

Unscrupulous

Without principles (adjective)

Zealot

A fervent and even militant proponent of something (noun)