Vocabulary 10th Grade #20 Flashcards
Admirably
adverb - in a worthy manner; commendably; excellently
adjective - admirable
Furor
noun - anger, rage; a contagious excitement, especially a fashion craze; uproar
adjective - furious
Genre
noun - a distinctive type or category, especially of literary or musical composition
Rift
verb - to break open, to split
noun - a break in friendly relations
Amnesty
noun - a general pardon, especially for political prisoners
Bias
noun - a line slanting diagonally across the weave of a fabric ALSO noun - a prejudice or personal tendency verb - to prejudice or influence adjective - biased
Censure
verb - to criticize or blame
noun - a condemning judgment; a reprimand
Assets
noun - the entire property of a person or company that may be used to pay his or her debts; advantage; resource
Atrium
noun - an open patio or court in the center of a building
Mosque
noun - a Muslim house of worship
Inalienable
adjective - not capable of being given or taken away
Timorous
adjective - easily frightened; fearful; timid; cowardly
Affidavit
noun - a written statement made under oath
Diminutive
adjective - tiny; of small size
noun - a very small person/thing
ALSO
suffixes or altered word forms that note smallness, affections, or familiarity (ex. ette, ito, ina: Susette, Pablito, Angelina)
Alleged
adjective - asserted without proof; offered as a reason
verb - allege; allegedly
Ethereal
adjective - exceptionally delicate, airy, celestial, heavenly; dainty (from ether)
Jettison
verb - to cast goods overboard to lighten a load to improve stability in an emergency; to eject
Curmudgeon
noun - a bad-tempered and often old man
Denizen
noun - an inhabitant
Patina
noun - a green film formed on copper and bronze by exposure to moist air; a superficial, often pleasant covering or exterior
Jetsam
(often used with flotsam)
noun - goods cast overboard deliberately to improve stability in an emergency
