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10th Grade RGJ English Vocab
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| adulterate | (v) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value; synonyms - contaminate, pollute, sully; antonyms - purify, purge, expurgate |
| altruistic | (adj) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others; synonym - selfless; antonyms - selfish, self-centered |
| ascertain | (v) to find out; synonyms - discover, determine, establish |
| assent | (v) to express agreement; (n) agreement; synonyms - (v) concur, consent, accede; antonyms - (v) disagree, differ, dissent |
| augment | (v) to make larger, increase; synonyms - enlarge, supplement, amplify; antonyms - decrease, diminish |
| averse | (adj) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling; synonyms - disinclined, loath; antonyms - favorably disposed, eager, keen |
| belligerent | (adj) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n) one at war, one engaged in war; synonyms - (adj) assertive, truculent, pugnacious; antonyms - (adj) peaceful, conciliatory, placid |
| benevolent | (adj) kindly, charitable; synonyms - benign, well-meaning; antonyms - malicious, spiteful, malevolent |
| bereft | (adj, part) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss; synonym - bereaved; antonyms - replete, well provided |
| chivalrous | (adj) marked honor, courtesy, & courage; knightly; synonyms - gallant, civil, valiant; antonyms - crude, uncouth, churlish, loutish |
| coerce | (v) to compel, force; synonyms - pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain; antonyms - persuade, cajole |
| cogent | (adj) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point; synonyms - persuasive, compelling; antonyms - weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant |
| comprise | (v) to include or contain; to be made up of; synonyms - compose, constitute, encompass; antonym - exclude |
| craven | (adj) cowardly; (n) a coward; synonyms - (adj) fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous; antonyms - (adj) brave, courageous, valiant |
| cursory | (adj) hasty, not thorough; synonyms - quick, superficial, perfunctory; antonyms - thorough, painstaking, careful |
| dearth | (n) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine; synonyms - insufficiency, want, paucity; antonyms - surplus, oversupply, glut, abundance |
| discrepancy | (n) a difference; a lack of agreement; synonyms - disagreement, divergence, inconsistency; antonyms - agreement, convergence, consistency |
| duplicity | (n) treachery, deceitfulness; synonyms - fraud, double-dealing, chicanery |
| expunge | (v) to erase, obliterate, destroy; synonyms - delete, efface, annihilate; antonyms - insert, mark, imprint, impress |
| extol | (v) to praise extravagantly; synonyms - glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail; antonyms - criticize, belittle, disparage |
| finite | (adj) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack; synonyms - bounded, measurable; antonyms - unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal |
| fortitude | (n) courage in facing difficulties; synonyms - resolve, steadfastness, mettle; antonyms - fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness |
| guise | (n) an external appearance, cover, mask; synonyms - costume, semblance pretense |
| harass | (v) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks; synonyms - annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer |
| impervious | (adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance; synonyms - impenetrable, resistant, proof against; antonyms - porous, permeable, vulnerable |
| infallible | (adj) free from error; absolutely dependable; synonyms - unerring, certain; antonym - imperfect |
| inopportune | (adj) coming at a bad time; not appropriate; synonyms - ill-timed, inconvenient, inappropriate, unsuitable; antonyms - timely, convenient, felicitous, opportune |
| insidious | (adj) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous; synonyms - cunning, underhanded, perfidious; antonyms - frank, ingenuous, aboveboard |
| intimation | (n) a hint, indirect suggestion; synonyms - clue, indication, inkling |
| invulnerable | (adj) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack; synonyms - impregnable, impervious, immune; antonyms - exposed, unprotected, defenseless |
| ironic | (adj) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected & what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic; synonyms - incongruous, satiric, sardonic, wry; antonyms - straightforward, unequivocal |
| jeopardy | (n) danger; synonyms - risk, hazard, peril; antonyms - safety, security |
| malevolent | (adj) spiteful, showing ill will; synonyms - malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant; antonyms - kind, benevolent, compassionate |
| martinet | (n) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules; synonyms - taskmaster, slave driver |
| meticulous | (adj) extremely careful; particular about details; synonyms - fastidious, painstaking, fussy; antonyms - careless, negligent, sloppy |
| officious | (adj) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority; synonyms - meddlesome, prying, impertinent, obtrusive; antonyms - reserved, diffident, timid, aloof |
| omniscient | (adj) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding; synonyms - wise, all-knowing; antonyms - ignorant, unknowing |
| ominous | (adj) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen; synonyms - unpropitious, inauspicious, portentous; antonyms - propitious, auspicious, promising |
| panacea | (n) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems; synonyms - universal cure, easy solution |
| perpetuate | (v) to make permanent or long lasting; synonyms - continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely; antonyms - discontinue, abolish, abandon |
| pliable | (adj) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced; synonyms - supple, adaptable, resilient; antonyms - rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant |
| precedent | (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action; synonyms - guide, tradition, model |
| punitive | (adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment; synonyms - penalizing, retaliatory |
| quintessence | (n) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example; synonyms - paragon, exemplar |
| rampant | (adj) growing without check, running wild; synonyms - widespread, unrestrained, extravagant, prevalent; antonyms - controlled, restained |
| redress | (v) to set right, remedy; (n) relief from wrong or injury; synonyms - (v) rectify, correct, mitigate |
| reprehensible | (adj) deserving blame or punishment; synonyms - objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious; antonyms - commendable, blameless, meritorious |
| retrogress | (v) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition; synonyms - revert, degenerate, decline; antonyms - advance, evolve, progress |
| solace | (n) comfort, relief; (v) to comfort, console; synonyms - (v) soothe, reassure, cheer up; antonyms - (v) vex, aggravate, upset |
| temerity | (n) rashness, boldness; synonyms - recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery; antonyms - timidity; fearfulness, diffidence, humility |
| tentative | (adj) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant; synonyms - provisional, inconclusive; antonyms - definite, conclusive, confirmed |
| unkempt | (adj) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude; synonyms - sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough; antonyms - well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty |
| venal | (adj) open to or marked by bribery or corruption; synonyms - dishonest, bribable, corruptible, mercenary; antonyms - honest, incorruptible; scrupulous |
| verbatim | (adj, adv) word for word; exactly as written or spoken; synonym - (adj) exact; (adv) precisely; antonym - (adj) paraphrased |
| voluminous | (adj) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length; synonyms - bulky, massive, copious, plentiful; antonyms - scant, meager, brief, succinct |
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