Vocabulary 10th Grade #30

Question 1

Sordid

Answer 1

adjective - marked by baseness or grossness; vile; dirty; squalid

Question 2

Farce

Answer 2

noun - a broad comedy using exaggeration and ridiculous action; an absurdity; mockery; empty pretense
adjective - farcical

Question 3

Carp

Answer 3

verb - to find fault, complain

noun - a large Asian freshwater fish, often used for food

Question 4

Irksome

Answer 4

adjective - annoying, irritating, tiresome

verb - to irk

Question 5

Victuals (vittles)

Answer 5

noun - food supplies fit for humans

Question 6

Malignant

Answer 6

adjective - actively evil; having an evil influence; tending to do great harm; life threatening
verb - to malign

Question 7

Scenario

Answer 7

noun - the plot or outline of a dramatic work; the account of a possible action

Question 8

Pertinent

Answer 8

adjective - relating to the matter under consideration
noun - pertinence
verb - to pertain

Question 9

Ecru

Answer 9

adjective - a very pale tan

Question 10

Bravado

Answer 10

noun - blustering, swaggering conduct; a show of bravery

Question 11

Feign

Answer 11

verb - to give a false appearance; to assert as if true

Question 12

Obligatory

Answer 12

adjective - required, compulsory; legally binding

Question 13

Caustic

Answer 13

adjective - sharp, incisive; a substance that burns or destroys organic tissue by chemical action

Question 14

Coincidental

Answer 14

adjective - of similar nature; occupying the same space or time
noun - coincidence
verb - to coincide

Question 15

Juxtapose

Answer 15

verb - to place side by side

Question 16

Negligible

Answer 16

adjective - so small as to be neglected or disregarded

Question 17

Maritime

Answer 17

adjective - of, relating to, or bordering on the sea or navigation/commerce of the sea

Question 18

Parody

Answer 18

noun - an imitation (usually of a serious literary or artistic work) that ridicules the original
verb - to imitate in order to ridicule; to mimic

Question 19

Decrepit

Answer 19

adjective - worn out or broken down by old age, illness, or long use; feeble; weak

Question 20

Rebuke

Answer 20

verb - to blame or scold sharply

noun - a scolding; a biting reprimand

Question 21

Finale

Answer 21

noun - end; last act; denouement; finish