10th Grade
10th Grade
SPELLING AND VOCABULARY –
SPELLING AND VOCABULARY –
UNIT 18
UNIT 18
1. retainer n. a person or thing that keeps possession of
1. retainer n. a person or thing that keeps possession of
2. retribution n. a reward or punishment, especially for
2. retribution n. a reward or punishment, especially for
evil
evil
3. rift n. an opening made by splitting
3. rift n. an opening made by splitting
4. rivulet n. a small stream
4. rivulet n. a small stream
5. ruminate v. to chew again or over and over
5. ruminate v. to chew again or over and over
6. sadistic adj. deriving pleasure from extreme cruelty
6. sadistic adj. deriving pleasure from extreme cruelty
7. sagacious adj. having or showing acute mental or
7. sagacious adj. having or showing acute mental or
keen practical sense
keen practical sense
8. satiate v. to supply with anything to excess
8. satiate v. to supply with anything to excess
9. scenario n. an outline of the plot of dramatic work;
9. scenario n. an outline of the plot of dramatic work;
giving particulars to a scene
giving particulars to a scene
10. scintillate v. to sparkle; flash
10. scintillate v. to sparkle; flash
11. scruple n. a moral or ethical consideration
11. scruple n. a moral or ethical consideration
12. sedulous adj. persistently or carefully maintained
12. sedulous adj. persistently or carefully maintained
13. senile adj. showing a decline of physical or mental
13. senile adj. showing a decline of physical or mental
functioning as a result of old age
functioning as a result of old age
14. simulate v. to create a likeness or model of
14. simulate v. to create a likeness or model of
15. skeptical adj. having doubt
15. skeptical adj. having doubt
WORD POWER
WORD POWER
16. - culp - fault, blame, guilt
17. -fid – belief, faith
18. - omni - all
19. - psych – mind, spirit, soul
20. mono - one, single
16. - culp - fault, blame, guilt
17. -fid – belief, faith
18. - omni - all
19. - psych – mind, spirit, soul
20. mono - one, single