Grade 10 Vocabulary List

Front 1

Alienated

Back 1

To cause someone to feel isolated or estranged.

Hint 1

Estrange, divide, distance, isolate.

Front 2

Ambivalent

Back 2

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Hint 2

Equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, indecisive, inconclusive, irresolut.

Front 3

Anology

Back 3

A similarity between like features of two things where a comparison can be made.

Hint 3

Similarity, parallel, correspondence, likeness, resemblance, correlation, relation, kinship, equivalence, similitude, metaphor, simile.

Front 4

Anecdote

Back 4

A short story about a real incident or person.

Hint 4

Story, tale, narrative, incident.

Front 5

Apathetic

Back 5

Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Hint 5

Uninterested, indifferent, unconcerned, unmoved, uninvolved, disinterested, unemotional, emotionless, dispassionate, lukewarm, unmotivated, halfhearted.

Front 6

Aspirations

Back 6

A hope or ambition of achieving something.

Hint 6

Desire, hope, dream, wish, longing, yearning.

Front 7

Catalyst

Back 7

A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.

Hint 7

Stimulus, stimulation, spark, sparkplug, spur, incitement, impetus.

Front 8

Disdain

Back 8

The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt.

Hint 8

Contempt, scorn, scornfulness, contemptuousness, derision, disrespect.

Front 9

Complacency

Back 9

A feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.

Hint 9

Smugness, self-satisfaction

Front 10

Condescending

Back 10

Having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority

Hint 10

Patronizing, supercilious, superior, snobbish.

Front 11

Audacity

Back 11

Boldness, daring, usually with disregard for personal safety and rational thoughts.

Hint 11

Boldness, daring, fearlessness

Front 12

Cynicism

Back 12

Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; skepticism.

Hint 12

Skeptiscism, doubt, mistrust

Front 13

Despondency

Back 13

A state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage.

Hint 13

Hopelessness, despair, discouragement

Front 14

Empathy

Back 14

The ability to understand and share the abilities of another.

Hint 14

Affinity, appreciation.

Front 15

Malevolent

Back 15

Having or showing a wish to do evil to another.

Hint 15

Malicious, hostile, evil-minded

Front 16

Hypocrisy

Back 16

The practice of claiming to have mental standards or beliefs to which one's own behaviour does not conform; pretense.

Hint 16

Dissimulation, false virtue, cant.

Front 17

Idiosyncrasies

Back 17

A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.

Hint 17

Peculiarity, oddity.

Front 18

Benevolent

Back 18

Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kind feelings.

Hint 18

Kind, kind-hearted.

Front 19

Apt

Back 19

Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Hint 19

Appropriate, suitable, fitting

Front 20

Lethargic

Back 20

To he sluggish and apathetic

Hint 20

Sluggish, lifeless, slow

Front 21

Melancholy

Back 21

A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause

Hint 21

Sadness, sorrow, unhappiness

Front 22

Naïve

Back 22

Of a person or action showing a lack of experience, wisdom or judgement.

Hint 22

Innocent, unsophisticated

Front 23

Pretentious

Back 23

Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.

Hint 23

Affected, ostentatious

Front 24

Resignation

Back 24

An act of retiring or giving up, to quit.

Hint 24

Departure, leaving

Front 25

Shrewd

Back 25

Having or showing powers of judgement

Hint 25

Astute, sharp-witted

Front 26

Sweltering

Back 26

Uncomfortably hot

Hint 26

Hot, stifling, humid

Front 27

Blundered

Back 27

To move or act blindly, stupidly or without direction

Hint 27

Err, misaculate

Front 28

Equanimity

Back 28

Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.

Hint 28

Composure, calm

Front 29

Annihilation

Back 29

An act or instance of completely destroying someone or something

Hint 29

Abate, abolish

Front 30

Camaraderie

Back 30

A mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.

Hint 30

Friendship, comradeship

Front 31

Mundane

Back 31

Lacking intrest or excitment

Hint 31

Humdrum, dull, boring

Front 32

Aloof

Back 32

Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

Hint 32

Distant, detached, unfriendly

Front 33

Innate

Back 33

To be inborn or natural.

Hint 33

Inborn, inbred

Front 34

Duress

Back 34

Threats, violence, constraints or other action brought to bear to make someone do skemthjng against their will or judgement.

Hint 34

Coercion, compulsion

Front 35

Negate

Back 35

To deny the existence, evidence or truth of something.

Hint 35

Invalidate, revoke