Vocabulary 10th Grade #28

Question 1

Vex

Answer 1

verb - to bring trouble, distress, or aggravation to; to annoy often with little irritations
noun - vexation

Question 2

Burnished

Answer 2

adjective - polished to a high luster

verb - to polish to a high shine or luster

Question 3

Intuition

Answer 3

noun - a knowing or becoming aware through an inner feeling, rather than through reasoning
adjective - intuitive

Question 4

Flanked

Answer 4

adjective - to be situated on the side of

verb (flank) - to border, to threaten or attack the flank of

Question 5

Pallid

Answer 5

adjective - abnormally pale; lacking in color vitality, or interest

Question 6

Civility

Answer 6

noun - politeness, courtesy; a polite act or expression

Question 7

Brandish

Answer 7

verb - to shake or wave, as a weapon

Question 8

Ruse

Answer 8

noun - wily subterfuge; a trick, an artifice

Question 9

Synopsis

Answer 9

noun - a brief review, outline, or condensation; a summary

adjective - synoptic

Question 10

Sullen

Answer 10

adjective - gloomy, silent, morose, dismal, dreary

adverb - sullenly

Question 11

Redundant

Answer 11

adjective - unnecessarily repetitive; superfluous

noun - redundancy

Question 12

Epithet

Answer 12

noun - a characterizing and often abusive word or phrase

Question 13

Narcissist

Answer 13

adjective - one who falls in love with his/her own image (from Greek mythology of the beautiful young man, Narcissus)
noun - narcissism
adjective - narcissistic

Question 14

Epiphany

Answer 14

noun - a sudden striking understanding of something (from the January 6 celebration of the Magis’ coming to Bethlehem)

Question 15

Reminiscent

Answer 15

adjective - thinking or telling about events of the past; suggestive of something seen or known before
verb - to reminisce

Question 16

Edify

Answer 16

verb - to instruct, especially morally or spiritually; to enlighten
noun - edification

Question 17

Irrelevant

Answer 17

adjective - not applicable; not related to the subject; immaterial; extraneous

Question 18

Intermittent

Answer 18

adjective - stopping and starting with pauses between; occurring at irregular intervals
adverb - intermittently

Question 19

Scrutiny

Answer 19

noun - a careful looking over

verb - scrutinize

Question 20

Taciturn

Answer 20

adjective - uncommunicative; inclined to silence; reserved in speech (from tacit)

Question 21

Doozy

Answer 21

noun - one of a kind; fabulous