Vocabulary 10th Grade #20

Question 1

Admirably

Answer 1

adverb - in a worthy manner; commendably; excellently

adjective - admirable

Question 2

Furor

Answer 2

noun - anger, rage; a contagious excitement, especially a fashion craze; uproar
adjective - furious

Question 3

Genre

Answer 3

noun - a distinctive type or category, especially of literary or musical composition

Question 4

Rift

Answer 4

verb - to break open, to split

noun - a break in friendly relations

Question 5

Amnesty

Answer 5

noun - a general pardon, especially for political prisoners

Question 6

Bias

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Censure

Answer 7

verb - to criticize or blame

noun - a condemning judgment; a reprimand

Question 8

Assets

Answer 8

noun - the entire property of a person or company that may be used to pay his or her debts; advantage; resource

Question 9

Atrium

Answer 9

noun - an open patio or court in the center of a building

Question 10

Mosque

Answer 10

noun - a Muslim house of worship

Question 11

Inalienable

Answer 11

adjective - not capable of being given or taken away

Question 12

Timorous

Answer 12

adjective - easily frightened; fearful; timid; cowardly

Question 13

Affidavit

Answer 13

noun - a written statement made under oath

Question 14

Diminutive

Answer 14

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)

Question 15

Alleged

Answer 15

adjective - asserted without proof; offered as a reason

verb - allege; allegedly

Question 16

Ethereal

Answer 16

adjective - exceptionally delicate, airy, celestial, heavenly; dainty (from ether)

Question 17

Jettison

Answer 17

verb - to cast goods overboard to lighten a load to improve stability in an emergency; to eject

Question 18

Curmudgeon

Answer 18

noun - a bad-tempered and often old man

Question 19

Denizen

Answer 19

noun - an inhabitant

Question 20

Patina

Answer 20

noun - a green film formed on copper and bronze by exposure to moist air; a superficial, often pleasant covering or exterior

Question 21

Jetsam

Answer 21

(often used with flotsam)

noun - goods cast overboard deliberately to improve stability in an emergency