Collection 1 Vocabulary Grade 10

Question 1

Yelping in pain, Tommy struggled to stretch the _________________________ muscle in his leg.

Accepted Answer

intractable

Question 2

“There are so many __________biomes on planet Earth!” exclaimed the excited extraterrestrial.

Accepted Answer

diverse

Question 3

What word means "scarcity; lack"?

Accepted Answer

dearth

Question 4

The opposite of "without authority" is __________.

Accepted Answer

jurisdiction

Question 5

Another word for "custom" is___________.

Accepted Answer

orthodoxy

Question 6

What word means "ability to return to a normal state after a change or an injury"?

Accepted Answer

resilience

Question 7

Another word for "automatic" is ______________.

Accepted Answer

perfunctory

Question 8

What word means "not to be taken or given away"?

Accepted Answer

inalienable

Question 9

Another word for "rebel" is __________.

Accepted Answer

dissenter

Question 10

The opposite of "calm" is __________.

Accepted Answer

rouse

Question 11

The girls realized that their ____ over the cutest pop star was crippling their friendship.

Accepted Answer

dissention

Question 12

Reciting the pledge of allegiance daily is a way to verbally ____ my commitment to my country.

Accepted Answer

reaffirm

Question 13

The opposite of "explicit" is _________.

Accepted Answer

implicit

Question 14

What word means "the use of means to bring about a desired result, without regard"?

Accepted Answer

expediency

Question 15

The opposite of "silly" is ___________.

Accepted Answer

rational

Question 16

The veterinarian could not stop himself from _____ in the affairs of needy animals.

Accepted Answer

intervening

Question 17

Another word for "biased" is ____________.

Accepted Answer

partisan

Question 18

The opposite of "doubt" is __________.

Accepted Answer

dogma

Question 19

The opposite of "permit" is __________.

Accepted Answer

inhibit

Question 20

What word means "to note clear differences; to separate into categories"?

Accepted Answer

discriminate

Question 21

The opposite of "cheerfully" is ______________.

Accepted Answer

petulantly

Question 22

"Your desire to punch your brother when he annoys you is not an _____right,” Mom said frankly.

Accepted Answer

inalienable

Question 23

The opposite of "scarcely" is _________.

Accepted Answer

profusely

Question 24

The opposite of "concealed" is __________.

Accepted Answer

brandished

Question 25

___________________, the three-year old stomped her feet and tersely told her parents, “No!”

Accepted Answer

defiantly

Question 26

The opposite of "advancement" is __________.

Accepted Answer

orthodoxy

Question 27

Another word for "impulse" is __________.

Accepted Answer

compulsion

Collection 1 Vocabulary Grade 10

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Collection 1 Vocabulary Grade 10

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