Grade 10 ELA Final - Vocab

abhor

(v.) to regard with honor or loathing; to hate deeply

commodious

(adj.) roomy, spacious

buffet

(v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n.) a slap, blow

inter

(v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

marinet

(n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

reprehensible

(adj.) deserving blame or punishment

vociferous

(adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention

waive

(v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer

apathy

(n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

decrepit

(adj.) old and feeble; worn-out, ruined

ingenuous

(adj.) innocent, simple; frank, sincere

parsimonious

(adj.) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small

quandary

(n.) a state of perplexity or doubt

suave

(adj.) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

assiduous

(adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent

capricious

(adj.) subject to whims or passing fancies

emaciated

(adj., part.) unnaturally thin

gnarled

(adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy

indemnity

(n.) a payment for damage or loss

omnipotent

(adj.) almighty, having unlimited power or authority

palatable

(adj.) acceptable to the taste or one’s sensibilities; suitable for consumption

sophomoric

(adj.) immature and overconfident; conceited

acquiesce

(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit

allure

(v.) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; (n.) a strong attraction; to power to attract, charm

askew

(adj., adv.) twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly

covet

(v.) to desire something belonging to another

crestfallen

(adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast

disheveled

(adj.) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder

garrulous

(adj.) given to much talking, tediously chatty

insuperable

(adj.) incapable of being overcome

respite

(n.) a period of relief or rest

vanguard

(n.) the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field

clairvoyant

(adj.) supernaturally perceptive; (n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer

endemic

(adj.) native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field

guile

(n.) treacherous cunning, deceit

placid

(adj.) calm, peaceful

pretext

(n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse

compunction

(n.) remorse, regret

trenchant

(adj.) incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut