10th Grade Vocab Flashcards
Acerbic
a-ser-bick
Definition: Adjective-Sour or astringent in taste. bitter. harsh or severe, as of temper or expression.
Brusque
br-oo-sk
Definition: Adjective-abrupt or blunt in manner or speech, rough.
Cacophony
ka-ka-fu-nee
Definition: Noun-harsh discordance of sound, a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds dissonance.
Dissemble
dis-em-bul
Definition: Verb-to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or seal nature of to put on the appearance of.
Egregious
Definition: Adjective-extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant.
Fetid
feh-tid
Definition: Adjective-having an offensive odor; stinking. having a stale nauseating smell, as of decay.
Indefatigable
in-deh-phat-eeg-u-bul
Definition: Adjective-incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
Latent
ley-tent
Definition: Adjective-present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential; latent ability. Pathology: (of an infectious agent or disease) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant. Psychology: existing in unconscious or dormant form but potentially able to achieve expression.
Neophyte
nee-oh-phite
Definition: Noun-a novice or a beginner. a person newly converted to a belief.
Harangue
Definition: Noun-a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; a long, passionate, and vehement speech, especially one delivered before a public gathering.
Verb-to address in a harangue/deliver a harangue.
Quixotic
kui-xaw-tic
Definition: Adjective-resembling or benefitting Don Quixote, extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, impracticable, impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.
Maudlin
mod-lin
Definition: Adjective-tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental.
Obdurate
ob-der-ayte
Definition: Adjective-not easily moved by feelings or supplication; hardhearted. impervious to persuasion, esp to moral persuasion.
Tenuous
ten-yew-us
Definition: Adjective-Thin or slender in form, as a thread. lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak. thin in consistency; rare or rarefied. of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial. lacking in clarity; vague.
Pariah
par-i-uh
Definition: Noun-an outcast; a social outcast, any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided.