Vocabulary Test 10!

Question 1

balmy

Answer 1

soothing and mild

Question 2

bask

Answer 2

to lie in and enjoy a warm place

Question 3

denominator

Answer 3

the number below the line in a fraction

Question 4

vertical

Answer 4

straight up and down

Question 5

ovation

Answer 5

a loud and enthusiastic show of approval

Question 6

emancipate

Answer 6

to set free from slavery or control

Question 7

susceptible

Answer 7

easily influenced or affected

Question 8

tarnish

Answer 8

to dull the shine of a metal surface by exposure to air

Question 9

abated

Answer 9

become less intense or widespread

Question 10

keening

Answer 10

wailing in grief (crying uncontrollably)

Question 11

remnants

Answer 11

small remaining quantities of something

Question 12

hordes

Answer 12

large groups of people

Question 13

agony

Answer 13

extreme physical or mental suffering

Question 14

raged

Answer 14

feel or express violent uncontrollable anger

Question 15

teetered

Answer 15

move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth

Question 16

stagger

Answer 16

1. to be shocked
2. walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall

Question 17

amphibious

Answer 17

relating to, living in, or suited for both land and water

Question 18

sloshing

Answer 18

move irregularly with a splashing sound

Question 19

diminish

Answer 19

to make smaller or less

Question 20

pulverized

Answer 20

reduced to fine particles

Question 21

ruefully

Answer 21

a way that expresses sorrow or regret in a wry or humorous manner

Question 22

interlaced

Answer 22

crossed closely (delicately) together; interwoven

Question 23

hickory

Answer 23

a North American tree of the walnut family that bears edible nuts (a type of wood)

Question 24

immigrant

Answer 24

a person who travels to a new country to live permanently (wants to become a citizen)

Question 25

discrimination

Answer 25

the act of treating people unfairly or with prejudice because they are part of a certain group

Question 26

Ellis Island

Answer 26

the first place immigrants saw when they sailed to America. In NYC, near the Statue of Liberty

Question 27

manifest

Answer 27

a list of people on a boat or plane

Question 28

probability

Answer 28

a measure of how likely it is that an event will occur

Question 29

chance

Answer 29

the likelihood of an event

Question 30

outcome

Answer 30

the possible results of such experiments