Vocabulary List 1 10 th Grade English
Chastise (verb) To punish or severely criticize Dwindle (verb) To make or become less until little remains Lavish (adjective) Prophetic (adjective) Extravagant; to give in abundance Speaking or predictive as if by divine intervention
Surmise (verb) To infer with little evidence, guess Allegiance (noun) Loyalty to a cause or nation Carousing (noun) Dire (adjective) Acting boisterously or loudly Indicating trouble or disaster; urgent
Lechery (noun) Lewd or vulgar behavior Palpable (adjective) Capable of being touched or felt; tangible Dauntless (adjective) Grapple (verb) Fearless, unable to be intimidated Wrestle or struggle with
Malice (noun) A desire to harm others, evil intentions Predominant (noun) Having greatest importance or authority Sundry (adjective) Antic (noun) Various; miscellaneous A childish act or gesture
Avarice (noun) Greed; extreme desire for wealth Desolate (adjective) Without inhabitants; deserted Laudable (adjective) Gentry (noun) Worthy of praise People of a good family or high social position
Vocabulary List 1 9 th Grade
Adulation (noun) Excessive praise or flattery Primitive (adjective) Without inhabitants; deserted Aghast (adjective) Diffuse (adjective) Filled with shock and horror Spread out over a wide area
Conical (adjective) Having the shape of a cone Condone (verb) To overlook, forgive, or disregard Deplorable (adjective) Inertia (noun) Deeply regrettable and unfortunate The resistance of any physical object to any change in its shape or motion
Exorbitant (adjective) Much too high; excessive Elude (verb) To escape, especially by means of daring, cleverness or skill Gamut (noun) Imperative (adjective) The entire scale of something; the entire range Absolutely necessary
Pauper (noun) Poor person, especially one who depends on public charity Privation (noun) Lack of basic necessities or comforts of life Consolation (noun) Solicitously (Adverb) Comfort received after a loss or disappointment With an expression of care or concern
Tangible (adjective) Capable of being touched or felt; having actual form or substance Uncanny (adjective) So remarkable as to seem supernatural Vexation (noun) Zealous (adjective) Anger or annoyance Overly enthusiastic