120 Words Every 10th Grader Should Know

Question 1

misgiving

Answer 1

a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something.
“we have misgivings about the way the campaign is being run”

Question 2

penitent

Answer 2

feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant.
“a penitent expression”

Question 2

prudent

Answer 2

acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
“no prudent money manager would authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose”

Question 3

conformity

Answer 3

compliance with standards, rules, or laws.
“conformity to regulations”
* behaviour in accordance with socially accepted conventions.
“a word of praise or an encouraging smile provide rewards for conformity to social norms”

Question 3

reprehensible

Answer 3

deserving censure or condemnation.
“his complacency and reprehensible laxity”

Question 4

unilateral

Answer 4

1. (of an action or decision) performed by or affecting only one person, group, or country involved in a situation, without the agreement of another or the others.
   “unilateral nuclear disarmament”
2. relating to or affecting only one side of an organ, the body, or another structure.
   “unilateral cerebral lesions”

Question 5

uncouth

Answer 5

lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
“he is unwashed, uncouth, and drunk most of the time”

Question 5

umbrage

Answer 5

offence or annoyance.
“she took umbrage at his remarks”

Question 6

vindicate

Answer 6

clear (someone) of blame or suspicion.
“hospital staff were vindicated by the inquest verdict
* show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified.
“more sober views were vindicated by events”

Question 7

antipathy

Answer 7

a deep-seated feeling of aversion / a feeling of intense dislike

“his fundamental antipathy to capitalism”

Question 8

cantankerous

Answer 8

bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
“he can be a cantankerous old fossil at times”

Question 8

boisterous

Answer 8

noisy, energetic, and cheerful.
“a group of boisterous lads”

Question 9

expedite

Answer 9

make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
“he promised to expedite economic reforms”

Question 9

endear

Answer 9

cause to be loved or liked.
“Flora’s spirit and character endeared her to everyone who met her”

Question 9

covet

Answer 9

yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another).
“I covet one of their smart bags”

Question 10

discern

Answer 10

recognize or find out.
“I can discern no difference between the two policies”
* distinguish (someone or something) with difficulty by sight or with the other senses.
“she could faintly discern the shape of a skull”

Question 11

fawning

Answer 11

displaying exaggerated flattery or affection; obsequious.
“fawning adoration”

Question 12

morbid

Answer 12

characterized by an unusual interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.
“he had a morbid fascination with the horrors of contemporary warfare”

Question 12

hegemony

Answer 12

leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.
“Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871”

Question 13

intermittent

Answer 13

occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
“intermittent rain”

Question 14

permeate

Answer 14

spread throughout (something); pervade.
“the aroma of soup permeated the air”

Question 14

reprimand

Answer 14

a formal expression of disapproval.
“the golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules”

Question 15

prodigious

Answer 15

.
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
“the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel”

Question 16

odious

Answer 16

extremely unpleasant; repulsive.
“a pretty odious character”

Question 17

pervade

Answer 17

(especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of.
“a smell of stale cabbage pervaded the air”
* be present and apparent throughout.
“the sense of crisis which pervaded Europe in the 1930s”

Question 17

censure

Answer 17

express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.
“the company was heavily censured by inspectors from the Department of Trade”

Question 18

obsequious

Answer 18

obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
“they were served by obsequious waiters”

Question 19

servile

Answer 19

having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.
“he bowed his head in a servile manner”

Question 20

aversion

Answer 20

a strong dislike or disinclination.
“he had a deep-seated aversion to most forms of exercise”

Question 21

deep-seated

Answer 21

firmly established at a deep or profound level.
“an opportunity for tackling the deep-seated causes of crime”