Set 1 - Grade 11 English Vocabulary Revision

Question 1

Bewail

Answer 1

Definition: show your deepest unhappiness.
Ex: Children bewail a lot when they couldn’t do what they had hoped for.

Question 2

Destitute

Answer 2

Definition: lack of necessities of life.
Ex: Extreme weathers, like earthquake, drought, etc, destroys people living surrounding, causing people to suffer because of destitution.

Question 3

Detract

Answer 3

Definition: something or someone that ruin or take away valuable things or goods.
Ex: We humans had detract a lot of nature’s most valuable beings.

Question 4

Emancipate

Answer 4

Definition: set free on something legal, political and social.
Ex: In order for Anne Frank to emancipate the harsh feelings during World War 2, she wrote a diary about the environment she’s in and her feelings and emotions.

Question 5

Extol

Answer 5

Definition: praise enthusiastically (highly approve) something.
Ex: ???

Question 6

Flamboyant

Answer 6

Definition: mostly describes a person who’s very show off.
Ex: His colorful leopard print outfit was considered extremely flamboyant.

Question 7

Impetus

Answer 7

Definition: a kind of motivation that make ‘you’ do something ex, an action.
Ex: In my opinion, to become better bit by bit, we need to find impetus, which is something that will motivate us to move forward and become better.

Question 8

Insuperable

Answer 8

Definition: undefeatable challenges that can’t be overcome.
Ex: There are a lot of things that seems to be insuperable, but it might be just that we hadn’t tried our real best to fight and go through that challenge.

Question 9

Intermittent

Answer 9

Definition: describes a discontinuous action, something that will stop and go.
Ex: These days, sunshines are intermittent in most places, especially in Hong Kong, but there are some places that sunshines continuously, in the artic circle ex. Svalbard.

Question 10

Maxim

Answer 10

Definition: a short saying or statement that express the general truth or rule.
Ex: “Your life is as valuable as a summer ant.”

Question 11

Obligatory

Answer 11

Definition: non-compulsory, required to do thing, ex homework, etc.
Ex: If you don’t want to have trouble, following the rules is obligatory.

Question 12

Plumb

Answer 12

Definition: measure the steepness or depths of water.
Ex: A plumb is to measure the steepness of water.

Question 13

Vagabond

Answer 13

Definition: a person wandering around, from one place to another.
Ex: I often vagabond in school, during lunch recess.

Question 14

Visage

Answer 14

Definition: a person’s facial expression.
Ex: Smile as bright as you can!

Question 15

Wheedle

Answer 15

Definition: persuading someone with flattery and attention.
Ex: My cousins aways use wheedle tone to me and especially to their parents, just to get permission on either poking their phones or going to the Cat Cafe again.