English 10

Question 1

Antisenite (N)

1. Antisenite Remarks Were Posted On Site
2. His Antisenite Attitude Cost Him The Election.

Answer 1

Hostile Or Prejudice Against Jewish People

A: Percoal
S: racits

Question 2

delineate (V)

1. The Boundry Of Parking Lot Is Delineate By A Low Brick Wall.
2. The Report Clearly Delineates The Steps That Must Be Taken.

Answer 2

To Describe Portray Or Set Forth With Accuracy Or In Detail.

A: fog
S: setforth

Question 3

disseminate (V)

1. The Internet Allows As To Disseminate Information Faster.
2. That Is Among The Honest Messages Western Information Campaigns Can Disseminate.

Answer 3

To Spread Information Knowledge Opinions Widely.

A: blanket
S: speed

Question 4

enervate (V)

1. Its Crushed Leaves And Stems Are Ased To Enervate Bees While Gathering Honey.

2.. I Want To Excite These Kids Not Enervate Them.

Answer 4

To Lessen The Vitality Or Strength Of.

A: brace
S: tire

Question 5

Forebonding (N)

1.When The Doctor spoke, His Voice Was Dark And Foreboding

2.She Read The Note With A Sense Of Foreboding

Answer 5

A Strong Inner Feeling Or Notion Of A Future Misfortune, Evil

A: calm
S: fear

Question 6

impervious (ADJ)

1.He Worked, Apparently Impervious To The Heat

2.An Impervious Layer Of Basaltic Clay

Answer 6

Not Allowing Fluid To Pass Through.

A:permable
S: watertight

Question 7

Intercede (V)

1.At This Point The Seconds, Attempting To Intercede, Begged The Oair To Top

2.I’m Not About To Intercede In The Little Monster’s Behalf

Answer 7

Intervene On Behalf Of Another.

A: avoid
S: step in

Question 8

miscreant (N)

1.He Supports Tough Penalties Against Corporate Miscreants

2He Set A Good Example For The Rest Of Us

Answer 8

To Belive

A: equal
S: criminal

Question 8

midwife (N)

1.She Is A Trained Midwife

2. The Midwife Weighed The New Baby

Answer 8

A Person Typically A Woman Trained To Assist Women In Childbirth.

A:
S:

Question 9

nonaccredited (ADJ)

1.She Holds A Degree From An Unaccredited University

2We Are Asked To Pray For Our Unconverted Friends

Answer 9

Not Recognized As Meeting Prescribed Standardse Or Requirements

Question 10

overaccentuate (V)

1.He Likes To Wear Clothes That Accentuate His Muscular Build
2Don’t Drink The Milk. It Smells Terrible.

Answer 10

To Accentuate Or Emphasize Something Too Much.

Question 12

predilection (N)

1.He Showed A Predilection For Poetry.

2Ever Since She Was A Child, She Has Had A Predilection For Spicy Food.

Answer 12

Bias, Prejudice, And Prepossession

Question 13

reiterate (V)

1.She Avoided Answering Our Questions Directly, Instead Reiterating That The Answers Could Be Found In Her Book.

2.At The Meeting, There Were Some Reiterations Of Past Promises.

Answer 13

Say Something Again Or A Number Of Times, Typically For Emphasis Or Clarity.

Question 14

semiliterate (ADJ)

1. Don’t Drink The Milk. It Smells Terrible.

2,He’s Very Impatient And Always Interrupts Me Mid-Sentence.

Answer 14

Able To Read But Unable To Write

Question 15

subserviant (ADJ)

1She Is Meek And Subservient To The Needs Of Her God.

2 She Was Subservient To Her Parents.

Answer 15

Obsequious, Servile, And Slavish

Question 16

superlative (ADJ)

1.My House Is The Largest One In Our Neighborhood.

2.This Is The Smallest Box I’ve Ever Seen.

Answer 16

Of The Highest Quality Or Degree

Question 17

transient (ADJ)

1.a transient cold spell

2. The Transient Nature Of The Labor Force In Catering.

Answer 17

Lasting Only For A Short Time

Question 18

unequivocal (ADJ)

1.He Was Unequivocal In Condemning The Violence

2. They Presented Unequivocal Evidence To Prove His Guilt

Answer 18

Leaving No Doubt Nambiguous.

Question 19

underprivileged (ADJ)

1. He Plight Of The Underprivileged
2. Got So Into The Article That I Wanted To Give Back To Underprivileged Children

Answer 19

Strongest Matches

Question 20

ambivalent (ADJ)

1. I Feel Rather Ambivalent About Him.
2. She Has Ambivalent Feelings On The Subject

Answer 20

Having Mixed Feelings Or Contradictory

Question 21

aquatics (ADJ)

1. water lilies and other deep-water aquatics
2. Watch aquatic creatures in their natural habitat

Answer 21

An Aquatic Plant Or Animal, Especially One Suitable

Question 22

audacity (N)

Question 23

benediction (N)

Question 24

percentile (N)

Question 25

circumnavigate (V)

Question 26

(contra) counteract (V)

Question 27

edict (N)

Question 28

viaduct (N)

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fac(t) artifact (N)

Question 30

malformed (ADJ)

Question 31

malformed (ADJ)

Question 40

patronize 1. treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority 2. frequent (a store, theater, restaurant, or other establishment) as a customer.

Answer 40

He said two types of consumers patronize dollar stores

Question 41

portly 1. having a stout body; somewhat fat (used especially of a man 2. of a stately or dignified appearance and manner.

Answer 41

he was a man of portly presence

Question 42

anticorruption 1. designed to eradicate or prevent dishonest 2. fraudulent conduct, especially in a political context.

Answer 42

He is a leading light in the anti-corruption crusade.

Question 43

conscript 1. enlist (someone) compulsorily, typically into the armed services 2. a person enlisted compulsorily.

Answer 43

A peasant conscript army was established, with weapons being the possessions of the government.

Question 44

sectarian (ADJ)

Question 45

sentient (ADJ) she had been instructed from birth in the equality of all sentient life forms" "The Buddha taught that one should practice loving kindness to all sentient beings.

Answer 45

able to perceive or feel things.

Question 46

introspective (ADJ) "he's introspective and difficult to get to know" "her poetry is introspective to the point of being almost solipsist"

Answer 46

spends considerable time examining his own thoughts and feelings.

Question 47

infrastructure (N) the infrastructure of the country is in ruins" "the social and economic infrastructure of a country"

Answer 47

the basic physical systems of a business, region, or nation and often involves the production of public goods or production processes.

Question 48

improvise (V) "if you forget your words, improvise!" "it was the trombonist's turn to improvise"

Answer 48

reate and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation.

Question 49

irrevocable (ADJ) this will be an irrevocable step in the wrong direction" "And thus the final bond is achieved, an irrevocable connection that can never be broken."

Answer 49

not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final.

Question 50

misanthrope (N Prompted by her annoyance with humanity, Amanda, a prickly misanthrope, rents a house to which she, Clay and their teenagers decamp.

Answer 50

a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.

Question 51

autoimmune (ADJ) The findings may provide new approaches for treating cancer and autoimmune diseases." "With disease progression, the autoimmune response of the disease may become more difficult to suppress."

Answer 51

A condition in which the body's immune system mistakes its own healthy tissues as foreign and attacks them.

Question 52

symbiotic (ADJ) the reader can have a symbiotic relationship with the writer" "They have a sort of symbiotic relationship and mutual need for each other."

Answer 52

one in which organisms, people, or things exist together in a way that benefits them all.

Question 53

anachronism (N) the wigs and robes are clearly an anachronism in the legal system" "There is a major sin in history writing, that of anachronism."

Answer 53

an act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not belong.

Question 54

electrodynamic (N) The drink will replenish your electrolytes. Shinbrot's lab originally was looking at the effects of electrostatics on pharmaceutical powders, and how a charge can make them stick to surfaces.

Answer 54

a branch of physics that deals with the effects arising from the interactions of electric currents with magnets, with other currents, or with themselves.

Question 55

dysphoria (N Growing up with alcoholic parents can produce dysphoria and low self-esteem in adulthood. He had severe acid reflux and a swallowing condition called dysphagia that caused milk to go down his windpipe instead of his esophagus, making him choke.

Answer 55

of feeling very unhappy, uneasy

Question 56

etiology (N) Today an epigram is generally defined as any short poem with a witty ending." "He was a master of the scintillating surface, the witty musical epigram, the surprising twist."

Answer 56

the cause or causes of a disease.

Question 57

monograph (N) "To be sure, it is a worthy subject for a monograph or doctoral dissertation." "Detailed notes and an excellent bibliographic essay end the monograph."

Answer 57

a detailed written study of a single specialized subject or an aspect of it.

Question 58

heterophony There's the bromance, and then there's the hetero couple. ... What did all those white-on-white-let-alone-hetero love stories look like to me?

Answer 58

In music, heterophony is a type of texture characterized by the simultaneous variation of a single melodic line.

Question 59

homophone He played the guitar in the live band yesterday Will he be able to beat the champion of all times?

Answer 59

each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

Question 60

hydrology He had already done everything he could using conventional knowledge of geology and hydrology.

Answer 60

the branch of science concerned with the properties of the earth's water, and especially its movement

Question 61

hypercritical Their accusations of corruption are hypocritical - they have been just as corrupt themselves.

Answer 61

excessively and unreasonably critical, especially of small faults.

Question 62

hypodermic Quartz pulls a hypodermic filled with a clear sparkling liquid out of his bag." "‘Empty,’ he sighed, nudging the hypodermic with his gun."

Answer 62

relating to the region immediately beneath the skin.

Question 63

etymology At college she developed an interest in etymology The etiology of absence of the duct is unclear.

Answer 63

the study of the origin of words

Question 64

asymmetrical (ADJ) he church has an asymmetrical plan with an aisle only on one side" "At the very top of the structure is an asymmetrical spire

Answer 64

as two sides that don't match

Question 65

micromanager (N) It is not the CEO's job to micromanage the company. When you watch me do calculations for our performance report each week, I feel like I'm being micromanaged and that you don't have confidence in my abilities.

Answer 65

a management style characterized by excessive scrutiny of and control over a team and its members.

Question 66

misconstrue Don't drink the milk. It smells terrible. Has anyone seen my phone? I can't find it anywhere.

Answer 66

to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly

Question 67

monocle (N) "A brown derby covered his white hair, and a monocle covered his eye." "He adjusted the monocle and focused it on the large sparkling stone."

Answer 67

a single eyeglass, kept in position by the muscles around the eye.

Question 68

amorphous (ADJ)

Question 69

pseudonym (N)

Question 70

philharmonic (ADJ)

Question 71

hydrophobia (N)

Question 72

photosynthesis

Question 73

pseudoscience

Question 74

psychosis

Question 75

arthroscope (N)

Question 76

technocracy (N)

Question 77

telepathic (ADJ) you'll have to explain - I'm not telepathic" "The four friends are telepathic."

Answer 77

supposedly capable of transmitting thoughts to other people and of knowing their thoughts; psychic.

Question 78

thermodynamics (N) The field of thermodynamics is concerned with all types of energy changes in physical systems." "Is the 3rd law of thermodynamics valid even for objects smaller than atoms

Answer 78

the branch of physical science that deals with the relations between heat and other forms of energy

Question 79

brevity The need for brevity made Lincoln pack a great deal into few words." "But in the interest of brevity I now leave this short summary as it is."

Answer 79

concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

Question 80

Susceptible "patients with liver disease may be susceptible to infection"

Answer 80

Susceptible likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.

Question 81

empirical "they provided considerable empirical evidence to support their argument"

Answer 81

empirical based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.

Question 82

decipher "keys allow people to decipher coded messages"

Answer 82

decipher convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language.

Question 83

obtusest "he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse"

Answer 83

obtusest annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.

Question 84

remorseful she saw the remorseful look on his face" "he was ashamed and remorseful for what he had done"

Answer 84

motivated by distress from a sense of guilt

Question 85

cathartic The cathartic dose of sorbitol is 20 to 50 grams." "Would we then defer to his expressed wishes and enact a scene of cathartic cruelty?"

Answer 85

releasing to find relief from trapped emotions

Question 86

absolution the Pope granted him absolution from his vows" "What might a priest's absolution mean in such circumstances?"

Answer 86

the act of being formally forgiven

Question 87

equanimity

Answer 87

state of calmness in a difficult situation