Vocabulary 10th Grade #16

Question 1

Buffet

Answer 1

noun - a meal set out so guests may serve themselves
verb - to struggle against or on
noun - a piece of dining room furniture with cupboards and drawers

Question 2

Delectable

Answer 2

adjective - pleasing; delightful; delicious

Question 3

Ensue

Answer 3

verb - to come next or follow; to happen as a consequence

adjective - ensuing

Question 4

Expedient

Answer 4

adjective - suitable or advantageous; based on self-interest (expedite)

Question 5

Facilitate

Answer 5

verb - to make easier or more convenient; to aid or assist in
adjective - facile

Question 6

Hors d’ Oeuvre

Answer 6

(French) noun - food served as an appetizer, either before a meal or with drinks

Question 7

Lapse

Answer 7

verb - to drop from a higher level (as of manners) to a lower; to come to an end
noun - a slight, temporary error or slip; a fall from a better to a worse position

Question 8

Palatable

Answer 8

adjective - fit to be eaten; acceptable to the mind; pleasant tasting; pleasing (from palate)

Question 9

Pariah

Answer 9

noun - an outcast; any person or animal generally despised

Question 10

Succulent

Answer 10

adjective - juicy; not dry or dull; having fleshy plant tissue that conserves moisture
noun - a plant that has such tissues

Question 11

Noir(e)

Answer 11

(French) adjective - the dark side, as in film noir or comedy noir (in French, the color black)

Question 12

Diverge

Answer 12

verb - to move or extend in different directions from a common point, to branch of, deviate
adjective - divergent

Question 13

Lapis Lazuli

Answer 13

adjective - a deep blue color

noun - a deep blue mineral of lazurite, used as a gem or pigment

Question 14

Hubris

Answer 14

noun - excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance

Question 15

Culpable

Answer 15

adjective - deserving blame or censure; liable

noun - culpability

Question 16

Dearth

Answer 16

noun - scarcity; a lack of

Question 17

Renege

Answer 17

verb - to fail to carry out a promise or commitment

noun - renegade, one who fails to… etc.

Question 18

Gambol

Answer 18

verb - to skip about, as in dancing or playing; to frolic

noun - a skipping or frolicking

Question 19

Gazebo

Answer 19

noun - an open structure, or summer house, built on a site affording an enjoyable view

Question 20

Elusive

Answer 20

adjective - difficult to express or define (an elusive concept); cleverly or skillfully evasive

Question 21

Debauchery

Answer 21

noun - the act of seducing or corrupting