10th Grade
SPELLING AND VOCABULARY –
UNIT 12
WORDS
10th Grade
SPELLING AND VOCABULARY –
UNIT 12
WORDS
1. maladroit adj. unskillful; awkward; tactless
2. mandatory adj. authoritatively ordered; obligatory
3. maudlin adj. tearfully or weakly emotional
4. mendicant adj. begging; characteristics of a beggar
5. mentor n. a wise and trusted counselor, teacher, or
supporter
6. mettle n. courage; disposition or temperament
7. mien n. demeanor; as showing good character
8. militant n. a person engaged in warfare of combat
9. misanthrope n. a hater of humankind
10. miscreant n. a person who behaves badly; a villain
11. mollify v. to pacify or appease; to soften in feeling
12. mosque n. a Muslim temple or place of public
worship
13. mull v. to study; ponder
14. mutable adj. liable or subject to change; inconstant
15. mystic adj. pertaining to mysteries known only to
certain people
1. maladroit adj. unskillful; awkward; tactless
2. mandatory adj. authoritatively ordered; obligatory
3. maudlin adj. tearfully or weakly emotional
4. mendicant adj. begging; characteristics of a beggar
5. mentor n. a wise and trusted counselor, teacher, or
supporter
6. mettle n. courage; disposition or temperament
7. mien n. demeanor; as showing good character
8. militant n. a person engaged in warfare of combat
9. misanthrope n. a hater of humankind
10. miscreant n. a person who behaves badly; a villain
11. mollify v. to pacify or appease; to soften in feeling
12. mosque n. a Muslim temple or place of public
worship
13. mull v. to study; ponder
14. mutable adj. liable or subject to change; inconstant
15. mystic adj. pertaining to mysteries known only to
certain people
WORD POWER
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aer, aero – air, atmosphere, gas, aviation
ge, geo – earth, ground, soil
magn – large
syn, sym, syl, sys - together, with
– ize cause to form; resemble; become like; make
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aer, aero – air, atmosphere, gas, aviation
ge, geo – earth, ground, soil
magn – large
syn, sym, syl, sys - together, with
– ize cause to form; resemble; become like; make