10th Grade Vocabulary List-1
10th Grade Vocabulary List-1
10th Grade Vocabulary List-1
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Word
Part of
Speech
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2
Abate
Abdicate
Verb
Verb
Aberration
Noun
Abject
Adjective
Accrue
Verb
Aesthetic
Adjective
Ambivalent
Adjective
8
9
Ameliorate
Animosity
Verb
Noun
10
Ardent
Adjective
11
Arduous
Adjective
12
13
Ascribe
Auspicious
Verb
Adjective
14
15
Befuddle
Beleaguer
Verb
Verb
16
Belligerent
Adjective
17
Bombast
Noun
18
Brusque
Adjective
19
Capitulate
Verb
Definition
To put an end to, diminish, or weaken.
To formally give up or step down from a
high office or powerful position.
A departure from what is normal or
expected; a deviation from customary
course of action.
Allowing for no hope of improvement or
relief; describing the most miserable or
wretched person or situation.
To gather over a period of time;
accumulate or grow.
Sensitive to or appreciative of art or
beauty.
Uncertain, with mixed or conflicted
feelings.
To improve or upgrade; to make better.
Intense hostility toward a person or
thing; a bitter dislike directed towards
something or someone.
Passionate or full of great enthusiasm or
eagerness.
Difficult and requiring much effort and
hard work; challenging to endure or
overcome.
To assign cause to a person or thing.
Marked with lucky signs or good omens,
with the promise of success (reason for
optimism).
To confuse, perplex, or mystify.
To harass someone and make them feel
embattled or under pressure.
Ready to start a war or fight; hostile,
aggressive, or pugnacious.
Haughty, overblown, or pompous
language; long or pretentious word
choice.
Abrupt, blunt, short or curt in manner of
speech (showing impatience).
To surrender, according to specific
conditions; to accede to demands; to
Capricious
Adjective
21
Cavalier
Adjective
22
Chagrin
Noun
23
Circumvent
Verb
24
Clandestine
Adjective
25
Collusion
Noun
26
Congenial
Adjective
27
Conjecture
Noun
28
29
Consummate
Convoluted
Verb
Adjective
30
31
Copious
Credence
Adjective
Noun
32
Credulous
Adjective
33
Culpable
Adjective
34
Debilitate
Verb
35
Delineate
Verb
36
Despondent
Adjective
37
Diabolical
Adjective
give in to pressure.
Unpredictable, impulsive; prone to
making sudden unplanned changes.
Arrogantly unconcerned about things
considered important; nonchalant,
especially in regards to serious matters.
A feeling of humiliation, due to
disappointment.
To avoid rules or laws without actually
breaking them; to maneuver around
authority.
Hidden, secret; concealed from general
view.
Secret cooperation among a number of
people, usually to accomplish something
illegal or wrong; a conspiratorial secret or
plot.
Agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in a
persons nature or character.
The formation or expression of an
opinion or theory, without sufficient
evidence or proof.
To achieve, fulfill, complete, or finalize.
Too complex or intricate to understand
easily; complicated.
Produced in large quantities; abundant.
A belief in something as factual; faith in a
things legitimacy.
Too easily convinced that something is
true; given to accept or believe readily.
Deserving blame or punishment for
something wrong; accountable for errors
or misdeeds.
To weaken or sap the strength from
someone or something.
To describe or explain something in
detail; to outline or describe the principal
points of something.
Extremely unhappy, depressed, dejected,
or discouraged.
Having the qualities of a devil; devilish;
fiendish; outrageously wicked.
Diatribe
Dichotomy
Noun
Noun
40
41
Diminutive
Disconcerting
Adjective
Adjective
42
Dissuade
Verb
43
44
Droll
Effrontery
Adjective
Noun
45
Egregious
Adjective
46
Eloquence
Noun
47
Emphatic
Adjective
48
Espouse
Verb
49
Exacerbate
Verb
50
51
Fiasco
Foible
Noun
Noun
52
Garner
Verb
53
Gregarious
Adjective
54
Guile
Noun
55
56
Hapless
Hierarchy
Adjective
Noun
57
Idyllic
Adjective
58
Impervious
Adjective
59
Incendiary
Adjective
Indolent
Adjective
61
Inundation
Noun
62
Invective
Noun
63
Juggernaut
Noun
64
Juxtapose
Verb
65
Laggard
Noun
66
Lambaste
Verb
67
Languid
Adjective
68
Lugubrious
Adjective
69
70
Magnanimous
Malaise
Adjective
Noun
71
Matriculate
Verb
72
Mercurial
Adjective
73
Mitigate
Verb
74
Moribund
Adjective
75
Nemesis
Noun
76
Neophyte
Noun
Noxious
Adjective
78
Nuance
Noun
79
Nullify
Verb
80
81
Obesity
Obsequious
Noun
Adjective
82
Obtrusive
Adjective
83
Onerous
Adjective
84
Opaque
Adjective
85
Paragon
Noun
86
Paucity
Noun
87
Perfunctory
Adjective
88
Pernicious
Adjective
89
Pilfer
Verb
90
Pithy
Adjective
91
Pittance
Noun
92
Placate
Verb
93
Plethora
Noun
94
Pontificate
Verb
95
Portend
Verb
Pristine
Adjective
97
Profligate
Adjective
98
Puerile
Adjective
99
Pugnacious
Adjective
100
Quagmire
Noun
101
Qualm
Noun
102
Remedial
Adjective
103
Replete
Adjective
104
Respite
Noun
105
Reticent
Adjective
106
Rhetorical
Adjective
107
Ruminate
Verb
108
Sagacious
Adjective
109
Scintillate
Verb
110
Serene
Adjective
111
Subjugate
Verb
Sublime
Adjective
113
Succinct
Adjective
114
Sycophant
Noun
115
Synchronicity
Noun
116
Tacit
Adjective
117
Tantalizing
Adjective
118
Tenable
Adjective
119
Tenacity
Noun
120
121
Throng
Travail
Noun
Verb
122
Trepidation
Noun
123
Trite
Adjective
124
Ubiquitous
Adjective
125
Umbrage
Noun
126
Urbane
Adjective
127
128
Vacillate
Writhe
Verb
Verb
129
Xenophobe
Noun
Zenith
Noun
things.
The highest point or climax of a thing or
event; the peak or apex.