Vocabulary 10th Grade #09

Question 1

Axiom

Answer 1

noun - a statement assured to be true; a self-evident truth; an established principle
adjective -axiomatic

Question 2

Compatible

Answer 2

adjective - able to get along; agreeing; in agreement; harmonious
adverb - compatibly

Question 3

Compliance

Answer 3

noun - the act of adapting to or giving in; conformity with requirements
verb - to comply
adjective - compliant

Question 4

Inanimate

Answer 4

adjective - unfeeling; spiritless; lifeless (think of animated)

Question 5

Indestructible

Answer 5

adjective - not capable of being destroyed

adverb - indestructibly

Question 6

Mutable

Answer 6

adjective - capable of change; inconsistent

adverb - mutably (think of mutant)

Question 7

Perception

Answer 7

noun - an observation, a concept, or an awareness gained by use of the senses; an understanding or impression of something
adjective - perceptible
adverb - perceptibly

Question 8

Prevalent

Answer 8

adjective - widespread; in general use; having general acceptance
noun - prevalence

Question 9

Recourse

Answer 9

noun - an alternate of help; a person or thing looked to for help, safety, and so on

Question 10

Rapture

Answer 10

noun - a state or experience of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
adjective - rapturous

Question 11

Peccadillo

Answer 11

noun - a slight offense; a small fault or sin

Question 12

Melange

Answer 12

noun - a mixture

Question 13

Recidivism

Answer 13

noun - the tendency to lapse into a previous undesirable type of behavior, esp. crime

Question 14

Mauve

Answer 14

adjective - a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color, often with a tinge of cocoa-like-brown

Question 15

Tawdry

Answer 15

adjective - gaudy, showy and cheap

noun - tawdriness

Question 16

Cursory

Answer 16

adjective - performed with haste and scant attention to detail
adverb - cursorily

Question 17

Exuberant

Answer 17

adjective - joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic

noun - exuberance

Question 18

Panache

Answer 18

noun - a style or verve; a grand or flamboyant manner

Question 19

Verbiage

Answer 19

noun - excess words, wordiness; a manner or style of verbal experession

Question 20

Posh

Answer 20

adjective - luxurious; sumptuously comfortable or elegant – “Port out, starboard home”

Question 21

Suffuse

Answer 21

verb - to spread over, through, in the manner of a fluid or paste
noun - suffusion