Vocabulary 10th Grade #05

Question 0

Ecstatic

Answer 0

adjective - filled with rapture; transported by an exalted feeling of delight; overjoyed

Question 1

Affiliate

Answer 1

verb - to associate or unite with – often a larger group

adjective - affiliated

Question 2

Encumber

Answer 2

verb - to hinder, to weigh down; to burden

noun – encumbrance

Question 3

Invariably

Answer 3

adverb - continually, perpetually, constantly; always

adjective - invariable

Question 4

Badger

Answer 4

verb - to pester, nag, annoy persistently;

noun - it’s also a type of animal, which can be annoying

Question 5

Pompous

Answer 5

adjective - overly dignified; self-important with exaggerated stateliness in speech or manner

Question 6

Portly

Answer 6

adjective - comfortably fat or stout; large and heavy in a somewhat stately way

Question 7

Proximity

Answer 7

noun - nearness; closeness; a neighboring area (think of approximately)

Question 8

Rejuvenate

Answer 8

verb - to make young or vigorous again; to give youthful qualities to

Question 9

Unprecedented

Answer 9

adjective - never before done or known before; without previous example (or precede)

Question 10

Beleaguered

Answer 10

adjective - harassed or beset; “stressed-out”

Question 11

Fraudulent

Answer 11

adjective - given to or using deceit, fraud, trickery to gain unfair or dishonest advantage

Question 12

Myriad

Answer 12

noun - an indefinitely vast number of persons or things

adjective - of an infinitely great number

Question 13

Erratic

Answer 13

adjective - lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity

verb - to err — miscalculate, make an error

Question 14

Rigmarole (rigamarole)

Answer 14

noun - an elaborate or complicated procedure; meaningless talk

Question 15

Susceptible

Answer 15

adjective - affected by deep emotions or strong feelings; sensitive; vulnerable

Question 16

Virtuous

Answer 16

adjective - having an interest in virtue, goodness and/or sincerity
noun - virtue

Question 17

Amnesic

Answer 17

adjective - given to partial or total loss of memory; highly forgetful
noun - amnesia, amnesiac

Question 18

Duplicitous

Answer 18

adjective - being deceptive in speech or conduct; two-faced (think of duplicate)

Question 19

Assuage

Answer 19

verb - to lessen the intensity of something that pains or distresses

Question 20

Plausible

Answer 20

adjective - appearing to be true; reasonable, seemingly logical or correct