Vocabulary 10th Grade #17

Question 1

Abound

Answer 1

verb - to exist in large numbers; to have plenty; to teem

Question 2

Aptitude

Answer 2

noun - a talent; a natural ability; the ability to learn

Question 3

Astute

Answer 3

adjective - showing keen judgement; shrewd; crafty

Question 4

Conducive

Answer 4

adjective - favorable; helpful; tending to promote as a result, usually followed by “to”

Question 5

Dissuade

Answer 5

verb - to persuade not to do something; to deter by advice or influence

Question 6

Pastoral

Answer 6

adjective - relating to a simple country way of life; relating to shepherds; rural

Question 7

Quantitative

Answer 7

adjective - capable of being measured or expressed as a numerical amount

Question 8

Recur

Answer 8

verb - to return in thought or speech; to happen or appear again; to occur at intervals

Question 9

Requisite

Answer 9

adjective - absolutely necessary; required by circumstances

noun - a necessity; a requirement

Question 10

Zenith

Answer 10

noun - the highest point in any course or path; peak; the point in the sky directly above the observer

Question 11

Perfunctory

Answer 11

adjective - performed merely as an uninteresting or routine duty; hasty and superficial

Question 12

Defile

Answer 12

verb - to make dirty, unclean; to desecrate, besmirch, pollute or taint; to violate the chastity of

Question 13

Trepidation

Answer 13

noun - tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation

Question 14

Abomination

Answer 14

noun - a hatred or loathing

adjective - abominable (as in snowman)

Question 15

Providence

Answer 15

noun - a divine care or guidance (from a “higher power”)

adjective - providential

Question 16

Vermin

Answer 16

noun (usually plural) - noxious or objectionable animals or insects, especially those small in size; displeasing or obnoxious persons

Question 17

Atelier

Answer 17

noun - an artist’s or designer’s studio or workshop

Question 18

Mollify

Answer 18

verb - to soften in feeling or temper; to pacify, appease

Question 19

Fuchsia

Answer 19

adjective - a vivid reddish-purple color

noun - any flower or shrub related to the evening primrose

Question 20

Barrage

Answer 20

noun - an overwhelming quantity; a heavy concentration of something

Question 21

Haute Couture

Answer 21

noun - exclusive and trend-setting (runway) fashions for women, along with the establishments and designers and those who create the fashions