Vocabulary Terms and Definitions

Vocabulary Terms and Definitions

Dword, PASS

• Synonym: Ardent

  • Part of Speech: Adjective

  • Definition: Enthusiastic or passionate.

  • Example Sentence: He is an ardent football fan.

Solicitude

• Part of Speech: Noun

  • Definition: Care or concern for someone or something.

Pretense

• Part of Speech: Noun

  • Definition: An attempt to make something that is not the case appear true.

  • Example Sentence: Her sadness was masked by a pretense that everything was fine.

Impudent

• Part of Speech: Adjective

  • Definition: Disrespectful; impertinent.

  • Example Sentence: He could have strangled this impudent upstart.

Grapple

• Part of Speech: Verb

  • Definition: To wrestle; engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons.

  • Example Sentence: Two classmates grappled with each other in the hall.

Exaction

• Part of Speech: Noun

  • Definition: The action of demanding and obtaining something from someone, especially a payment or service; toll.

  • Example Sentence: He supervised the extraction of tolls at various ports.

Infallible

• Part of Speech: Adjective

  • Definition: Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong; flawless.

  • Example Sentence: My friend has an infallible knack for getting in trouble.