10th Grade Week One: Words and Daily Sheet

1. / adulterate / : / to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
2. / ambidextrous / : / able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
3. / augment / : / to make larger, increase
4. / bereft / : / deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
5. / deploy / : / to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
6. / dour / : / stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
7. / fortitude / : / courage in facing difficulties
8. / gape / : / to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
9. / gibe / : / to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn
10. / guise / : / an external appearance, cover, mask
11. / insidious / : / intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
12. / intimation / : / a hint, indirect suggestion
13. / opulent / : / wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
14. / pliable / : / easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
15. / reiterate / : / to say again, repeat
16. / stolid / : / not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull; unresponsive
17. / tentative / : / experimental in nature; uncertain; hesitant
18. / unkempt / : / not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
19. / verbatim / : / word for word; exactly as written or spoken
20. / warily / : / cautiously, with great care

Name:______Block: ______

(10th) Week One Vocabulary

Monday’s Synonyms:

  1. ridicule, mock, jeer =
  2. gawk, ogle =
  3. contaminate, pollute =
  4. enlarge, supplement, amplify =
  5. station, organize, rally =

Monday’s Sentences:

  1. First-time visitors to Niagara Falls usually ______at the awesome sight.
  2. Teachers often encounter a student who displays ______writing abilities.
  3. A bugle call is a signal used to ______troops for inspection.
  4. In literature, librarians are portrayed______and sullen characters.
  5. The thieves entered the home by presenting themselves under the

______of the law.

Tuesday’s Synonyms:

  1. costume, semblance, pretense =
  2. versatile =
  3. resolve, steadfastness =
  4. bereaved, robbed, without =
  5. harsh, bleak, drab =

Tuesday’s Sentences:

  1. Hospitals take precautions to assure that nothing will ______the blood supply.
  2. The residents in the Delta showed remarkable ______during and after the flood.
  3. The recruits rushed into battle so that no one could ______at them for cowardice.
  4. Those who live to be 100 may find themselves totally ______of friends & family.
  5. Many couples have to ______their income in order to pay a mortgage.

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Wednesday’s Synonyms:

  1. cunning, underhanded, perfidious =
  2. rich, lavish, abundant =
  3. exact (adj.), precisely (adv.) =
  4. restate, rehash, recapitulate =
  5. provisional, inconclusive =

Wednesday’s Sentences:

  1. Newspapers often publish the ______text of an important leader.
  2. The hikers made their way ______up the steep hillside.
  3. Effective speakers often ______an important statement for emphasis.
  4. Negotiators have come up with a ______plan for the strikers to peruse.

30. The tour guide showed us the ______mansions owned by the royal family.

Thursday’s Synonyms:

31.clue, indication, inkling =

32. supple, adaptable, resilient =

33. impassive, emotionless =

34. sloppy, disheveled, rough =

35.carefully, prudently =

Thursday’s Sentences:

36. Spools of ______copper wire are standard equipment for electricians.

37. According to my parents, the latest fashions make teens look ______.

38.______people can generally be expected to take most things in stride.

39. They were too proud to give any ______of their financial difficulties.

40. The detectives uncovered an ______scheme to rob people of their life savings.

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