Vocabulary Grade 10 — Set 3: In Context flashcards
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Tomás is so ______ about his model trains that he once skipped his own birthday party to finish painting a tiny station.fanaticalCharacter & Behavior
Skipping your own party for a hobby goes past reason. Ardent is warm, admirable enthusiasm, not devotion that has become unreasonable. -
Ms. Adeyemi is no saint, since she is often late and forgetful, but she is deeply ______: no payment could make her break her rules for honest reporting.principledCharacter & Behavior
She lives by firm rules that money can't bend. "No saint" rules out virtuous, which praises a person's overall goodness, and "late and forgetful" rules out conscientious. -
Inside, Jamal was an ______ boy when his story won first prize, but he hid his joy so completely that his teammates saw no celebrating at all, only his usual calm face.elatedFeelings & Attitudes
He feels great joy but shows none. "An" rules out jubilant, and exuberant is joy that spills over for all to see, which "no celebrating" rules out. -
Priya's asthma is mild most days, but running laps in freezing air can ______ it, turning a light wheeze into a serious attack, so the coach lets Priya walk instead.aggravateFeelings & Attitudes
Stirring up an illness so that it gets worse is aggravate. Compound piles a second trouble on top of the first, and heighten is for feelings and effects, not illnesses. -
In its ads, the new gym tried to ______ how far it was from downtown, calling the forty-minute drive "just a quick hop."downplaySpeaking & Arguing
Calling a forty-minute drive a quick hop treats it as a smaller problem than it is: downplay. Belittle puts down a person or their work, and trivialize is for something serious. -
Each time the raccoons found a new way into the trash bins, Mr. Abbott found a new trick to ______ them, from bungee cords to heavy rocks.thwartActions & Effort
Blocking someone so that what they planned never happens is thwart. Jeopardize only puts something at risk; Mr. Abbott stops the raccoons outright. -
After drinking most of their water on the trail, the hikers stopped at a mountain spring to ______ their bottles before the long climb.replenishChange & Growth
Topping something back up after it has run low or run out is replenish. Refurbish means to repair and redecorate, which empty bottles don't need. -
Years of being told she had no talent left Sara's confidence ______, and only in college did it finally begin to grow.stuntedSize & Amount
"Only in college did it begin to grow" means it had been kept from growing. Diminutive means very small, not held back. -
Usually lively, the band gave a ______ show last night: the singer mumbled, the drummer looked half asleep, and nobody danced.lacklusterQuality & Judgment
The contrast with "usually lively" points to a show with no energy. Abysmal would mean extremely bad, while the clues describe dullness. -
Two greedy ministers met in secret to ______ against the queen, plotting to seize her throne while she was abroad.conspireSociety & Power
Secretly planning harm together is conspire. Mutiny is an open revolt, usually by sailors or soldiers, not a quiet plot by ministers.
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