Vocabulary 10th Grade #18

Question 1

Annihilate

Answer 1

verb - to destroy completely; to vanquish; to make ineffectual or unimportant; to kill
noun - annihilation

Question 2

Concession

Answer 2

noun - an act of granting or yielding, something granted or yielded; a privilege, such as the right to use land granted for a specific purpose (ex. – a concession stand)
verb - to concede

Question 3

Decimate

Answer 3

verb - to destroy or kill a large part of; to eliminate one out of ten
noun - decimation

Question 4

Disperse

Answer 4

verb - to break up and scatter or spread; to dispel

Question 5

Diversion

Answer 5

noun - a turning aside, as of traffic or attention; a game or pastime; a recreation
verb - divert

Question 6

Evade

Answer 6

verb - to escape or avoid something, especially by using deceit or cleverness; to avoid doing or answering something directly
noun - evasion

Question 7

Flagrant

Answer 7

adjective - glaringly bad, notorious; outrageous

adjective - flagrantly

Question 8

Insolence

Answer 8

noun - quality or instance of being disrespectful and insulting; impudence
adjective - insolent

Question 9

Purge

Answer 9

verb - to remove undesirable elements from; to rid; to remove by cleansing
noun - the act or process of purging; the removal of member by a higher authority

Question 10

Sadistic

Answer 10

adjective - having an unnatural love of cruelty to others; extremely cruel to persons or animals

Question 11

Opalescent

Answer 11

adjective - iridescent; having the many-colored qualities of an opal

Question 12

Bipartisan

Answer 12

adjective - representing or compose of members of two parties

Question 13

Affable

Answer 13

adjective - courteous and agreeable in conversation

adverb - affably

Question 14

Invoice

Answer 14

noun - an itemized list of goods shipped, specifying the price and terms of the sale; a bill

Question 15

Debonair

Answer 15

adjective - suave and urbane; jaunty, carefree, light-hearted

Question 16

Coquette

Answer 16

noun - a flirt, tease, or “gold-digger”

Question 17

Sonorous

Answer 17

adjective - loud, deep, or rich in sound; resonant (think of sonar)

Question 18

Epoch

Answer 18

noun - an extended period of time; an era; an age

Question 19

Impede

Answer 19

verb - to interfere with the progress of

noun - impediment

Question 20

Ambiance

Answer 20

noun -a pervading atmosphere

adjective - ambient

Question 21

Bailiwick

Answer 21

noun - a person’s area of skill, knowledge, or training