Vocabulary Grade 10 — Set 3: Quick Drills flashcards
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Which word means bursting with lively, cheerful energy and high spirits?exuberantCharacter & Behavior
The exuberant kindergartners sang the song three times in a row. -
Which word means gravely serious and gloomy in mood, as at a funeral?somberFeelings & Attitudes
The orchestra closed the concert with a slow, somber piece for cellos. -
Which word means so absorbed in something that you notice nothing around you?engrossedThinking & Knowing
Engrossed in his puzzle, Rafael didn't hear the dinner bell. -
Which word means to formally tell off someone under your authority for breaking the rules?reprimandSpeaking & Arguing
The coach reprimanded the players for arriving late to the bus. -
Which word means to desert a person, place, habit or belief, often one that had mattered deeply to you?forsakeActions & Effort
The sailors refused to forsake their captain during the storm. -
Which word means to cut short or restrict something, such as a trip, a season or freedoms?curtailChange & Growth
The heat wave curtailed outdoor recess to just fifteen minutes. -
Which word means too many to count, said only of separate things like stars or grains of sand, never of an amount like damage?innumerableSize & Amount
Rosalind checked her essay innumerable times before submitting it. -
Which word means appallingly bad, as if quality had sunk to the bottom of a pit?abysmalQuality & Judgment
The concert's sound quality was abysmal, so nobody could hear the singers. -
Which word means to turn people against each other until they form two sharply opposed sides?polarizeSociety & Power
The debate over the new school mascot polarized the whole student body. -
Which word means lush and green from the plants growing there?verdantNature & Time
Terraced rice fields made the hillside verdant all summer long.
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