100 Vocabulary Words for 10th Grade Students

Question 1

abolition

Answer 1

the action of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
“the abolition of the death penalty”

Question 2

acrimony

Answer 2

bitterness or ill feeling.
“the AGM dissolved into acrimony”

Question 2

adulation

Answer 2

excessive admiration or praise.
“he found it difficult to cope with the adulation of the fans”

Question 3

aesthetic

Answer 3

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
“the pictures give great aesthetic pleasure”

Question 4

affable

Answer 4

friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.
“an affable and agreeable companion”

Question 5

affront

Answer 5

an action or remark that causes outrage or offence / a remark or action intended to insult or upset someone:
“he took his son’s desertion as a personal affront”

Question 6

ambivalent

Answer 6

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
“some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her”

Question 6

alacrity

Answer 6

brisk and cheerful readiness.
“she accepted the invitation with alacrity”

Question 7

audacity

Answer 7

• a willingness to take bold risks.
  “he whistled at the sheer audacity of the plan”
• rude or disrespectful behaviour; impudence.
  “she had the audacity to suggest I’d been carrying on with him”

Question 7

antipathy

Answer 7

a deep-seated feeling of aversion/a strong feeling of dislike or hostility towards someone or something.
“his fundamental antipathy to capitalism”

Question 7

augment

Answer 7

make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.
“he augmented his summer income by painting houses”

Question 8

aplomb

Answer 8

self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation/confidence and style
“Diana passed the test with aplomb”

Question 9

banter

Answer 9

the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.
“there was much good-natured banter”

Question 10

brisk

Answer 10

active and energetic.
“a good brisk walk”
* showing a wish to deal with things quickly; slightly brusque.
“she adopted a brisk, businesslike tone”

Question 11

disinclination

Answer 11

a reluctance or lack of enthusiasm.
“Lucy felt a strong disinclination to talk about her engagement”

Question 12

aversion

Answer 12

a strong dislike or disinclination.
“he had a deep-seated aversion to most forms of exercise”
* a person or thing that arouses strong feelings of dislike.
“my dog’s pet aversion is visitors, particularly males”

Question 12

charlatan

Answer 12

a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill.
“a self-confessed con artist and charlatan”

Question 12

candid

Answer 12

truthful and straightforward; frank.
“his responses were remarkably candid”

Question 13

colloquial

Answer 13

(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
“colloquial and everyday language”

Question 14

concur

Answer 14

• be of the same opinion; agree.
  “the authors concurred with the majority”
• happen or occur at the same time; coincide.
  “in tests, cytogenetic determination has been found to concur with enzymatic determination”

Question 15

culmination

Answer 15

the highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time.
“the deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation”

Question 16

decorum

Answer 16

behaviour in keeping with good taste and propriety.
“he had acted with the utmost decorum”
* etiquette.
“he had no idea of funeral decorum”

Question 16

despondent

Answer 16

in low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
“she grew more and more despondent”

Question 17

dilemma

Answer 17

a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable.
“he wants to make money, but he also disapproves of it: Den’s dilemma in a nutshell”

Question 18

divulge

Answer 18

make known (private or sensitive information).
“I do not want to divulge my plans at the moment”