Vocabulary Grade 10 — Set 1: In Context flashcards
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Mr. Ferris called his plan a gift to the whole town, and nothing in it broke a rule, but it was plainly ______: it would repave the road past his own shop and nowhere else.self-servingCharacter & Behavior
The clue is who benefits: a "gift to the whole town" that helps only Mr. Ferris. Unscrupulous would need cheating, and nothing broke a rule; problematic is too vague to name the motive. -
From the day she was born, Lucia has had a calm, easygoing ______, while her twin brother has always been quick to cry and quick to laugh.temperamentCharacter & Behavior
"From the day she was born" points to an inborn nature. Demeanor is the outward manner other people see, not the character a baby is born with. -
Every teacher at Lakeside High, from the band director to the chemistry staff, belongs to the school's ______, which meets each Monday.facultyThinking & Knowing
A school's teachers, taken together as one group, are its faculty; one teacher is a faculty member. -
The comedy club's new show is a sharp ______ of the city council, mocking its endless meetings to make a serious point about wasted taxes.satireSpeaking & Arguing
Poking fun at something to show what is wrong with it is satire. Slander would be lies told to blacken the council's name, not jokes that make a serious point. -
The missing page was not sabotage, just an ______: the copy clerk forgot to check the last tray before stapling the exams.oversightActions & Effort
Something left undone by accident, like the unchecked tray, is an oversight. The contrast with "not sabotage" rules out anything deliberate. -
The summer camp struggles with high ______: few counselors return for a second year, so each June the director hires an almost entirely new staff.turnoverChange & Growth
Workers leaving and being replaced is turnover. An influx is a crowd pouring in, often suddenly, but the clue is that counselors keep leaving. -
Mila's tidy, color-coded notebook was in ______ contrast to her brother's, which was stuffed with crumpled papers and old gum wrappers.starkSize & Amount
A sharp, obvious difference is a stark contrast. Blatant describes an obvious wrong, such as a blatant lie, not a difference. -
The team won the title, and two brief arguments among the players did little more than ______ an otherwise joyful season.marQuality & Judgment
Spoiling part of something good is mar. With the title won, nothing was at risk, which rules out jeopardize, and blight suggests serious, lasting harm, far more than two brief arguments did. -
Months after the robbery, the suspect was found living across the state line, where the town police had no power to arrest him: that land was outside their ______.jurisdictionSociety & Power
The area where an authority's legal power applies is its jurisdiction, and the town police's power does not reach into the next state. -
When the town librarian retired after forty years, the board hired a young archivist as her ______, and he moved into her office in June.successorNature & Time
The person who takes over someone's role is a successor. A predecessor came before, and a subordinate would work under her.
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