Vocabulary 10th Grade #01

Question 1

Acquittal

Answer 1

noun - a setting-free by judgement of a court or judge;

verb - to acquit

Question 2

Assert

Answer 2

verb - to express or declare firmly; to defend or claim (ex. one’s rights);
adjective - assertive

Question 3

Condescend

Answer 3

verb - to stoop to do something you think is beneath you;

adjective - condescending

Question 4

Contemptuous

Answer 4

adjective - showing feelings that someone doesn’t deserve respect; disdainful;
adverb - contemptuously;
noun - contempt

Question 5

Elite

Answer 5

noun - a group or part of one seen as the best, most skilled, most powerful;
adjective - of or suitable for a select group;
noun - elitist

Question 6

Evolve

Answer 6

verb - to develop gradually;
adjective - evolving;
noun - evolution

Question 7

Fortitude

Answer 7

noun - moral strength; patient courage in facing danger or pain; endurance

Question 8

Inarticulate

Answer 8

adjective - unable to speak clearly or to use words, unable to say what one thinks
adverb - inarticulately

Question 9

Mentor

Answer 9

noun - a wise and trusted advisor; a counselor;

verb - to mentor; to guide/instruct

Question 10

Notoriety

Answer 10

noun - fame, usually in an unfavorable sense; a bad reputation;
adjective - notorious

Question 11

Occult

Answer 11

adjective - relating to or dealing with the supernatural; mysterious or secret as to be beyond human understanding;
noun - supernatural influences, agencies or phenomena

Question 12

Transpire

Answer 12

verb - to happen, occur, or come about

Question 13

Umber

Answer 13

adjective - the dark reddish-brown color of earth

Question 14

Vivify

Answer 14

verb - to give life to or to revive;

adjective - vivifying

Question 15

Omnipotent

Answer 15

adjective - having unlimited/universal power;

noun - one who has unlimited/universal power

Question 16

Recalcitrant

Answer 16

noun - one who defies authority; refusing to obey;

adjective - disobedient, defiant

Question 17

Cajole

Answer 17

verb - to urge with gentle appeal

noun - cajolery

Question 18

Ungainly

Answer 18

adjective - lacking grace; clumsy (NOTE: not used as an adverb; use in an ungainly manner)

Question 19

Deft

Answer 19

adjective - skillful, handy, particularly with one’s hands;

adjective - deftly

Question 20

Benchmark

Answer 20

noun - a standard by which something is measured or judged

Question 21

Estivate

Answer 21

verb - to pass the summer in a specific place or in a dormant, torpid state