Vocabulary 10th Grade #27

Question 1

Caravan

Answer 1

noun - a group of travelers journeying through a desert or hostile region; a group of vehicles traveling in a file

Question 2

Episode

Answer 2

noun - an event or a series of events that is part of a larger continuing experience; an incident in a written work; an installment as a series of TV programs
adjective - episodic

Question 3

Moxie

Answer 3

noun - energetic determination; courage, know-how

Question 4

Inadvertent

Answer 4

adjective - not done on purpose; unintentional

adverb - inadvertently

Question 5

Itinerary

Answer 5

noun - a route, plan, or record of a trip

Question 6

Naive

Answer 6

adjective - lacking in sophistication; simple; inexperienced; revealing a lack of subtlety and insight
noun - naiveté
adverb - naively

Question 7

Rankle

Answer 7

verb - to cause continual irritation, anger, bitterness, or pain

Question 8

Explicit

Answer 8

adjective - clearly and precisely expressed

adverb - explicitly

Question 9

Slander

Answer 9

noun - a false report maliciously uttered to injure the reputation of a person
verb - to utter against; to defame

Question 10

Translucent

Answer 10

adjective - quality of letting some light through without being completely transparent
noun - translucence

Question 11

Hedonism

Answer 11

noun - the doctrine that pleasure is the chief good in life; a way of life based on this
adjective - hedonistic
noun - hedonist (one who practices hedonism)

Question 12

Despot

Answer 12

noun - a ruler with absolute power and authority; a person using power tyrannically
adjective - despotic

Question 13

Bucolic

Answer 13

adjective - pastoral; rural

Question 14

Prototype

Answer 14

noun - an original model; archetype

Question 15

Collateral

Answer 15

noun - something of the same or greater value used as security (co-lateral)

Question 16

Nefarious

Answer 16

adjective - very wicked; evil

Question 17

Infallible

Answer 17

adjective - free from or incapable of error; absolutely reliable and dependable
adverb - infallibly

Question 18

Abdicate

Answer 18

verb - to give up or renounce power

Question 19

Palliative

Answer 19

adjective - easing without curing

Question 20

Miscreant

Answer 20

noun - one who behaves criminally or viciously

Question 21

Gadabout

Answer 21

noun - one who flits about in social activity esp. for curiosity or gossip