Q2 English Vocabulary

10th grade, 2022

regale

to give pleasure or amusement to

torque

force that produces or tends to produce rotation/torsion

expendable

more easily or economically replaced than rescued, salvaged, or protected

procedure

a particular way of accomplishing something or of acting

inundated

overwhelm

sustainable

capable of being sustained

balmy

mild temperate (pleasantly warm)

occurred

to come to mind

clambered

climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet

integrity

condition of being unimpaired

adversity

a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune

empirical

originating in or based on observation or experience

operational

ready for or in condition to undertake a destined function

grueling

trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion

entrenched

to establish solidly (entrenched in his work....)

discernible

able to be perceived by 5 senses or by the mind

antiquated

outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted

suffocated

to deprive of oxygen

cacophony

harsh or jarring sound

naively

deficient in worldly wisdom or informed judgment

disconcerting

to disturb the composure of / make someone feel uneasy

notoriously

generally known and talked of / widely and unfavorably known

maintain

to keep in an existing state / preserve from failure or decline

pilfer

to steal in small quantities

rudimentary

very imperfectly developed/primitive kind