Grade 10 Vocabulary – Unit 9 (Due Fri., 2/3 and Quiz Fri. 2/10)
Name _________________________________________________
Concur
Note carefully the spelling, pronunciation,
parts of speech, and definitions of each of the
following words. Then write the word in the
blank space in the illustrative sentences.
Finally, study the lists of synonyms and
antonyms given at the end of each entry.
Ambitious
(adj) eager to succeed
Do you __________ with the minister on his color
choice for the church?
SYNONYMS: agree, consent
ANTONYMS: deny, object, dissent
Cope
He was just what the company was looking for –
bright, _________________, and willing to work
long hours.
SYNONYMS: maintain, manage, control, handle
ANTONYMS: fail, quit, give in
Dispel
(v) to do away with; to remove; to get rid of
(v) to force; to pressure
His back-to-back home runs should _____________
the question about his long-ball hitting ability.
Although voting is a privilege and a right, no one
can ______________ you to cast a vote.
SYNONYMS: scatter, disperse, erase
ANTYNYMS: amass, collect, summon, recall
SYNONYMS: force, oblige, coerce, require
ANTONYMS: liberate
Futility
Compound
(v) maintain; deal with; attempt to overcome
She didn’t know how she would ________ without
an ice cream store within walking distance.
SYNONYMS: visionary, aspiring, daring
ANTONYMS: lazy, aimless
Compel
(v) to coincide; to agree; to act together
(n) useless act or gesture
(n) an enclosed group of buildings
(adj) composed of two or more parts, elements, or
ingredients
He was depressed by the utter ______________ of
the situation.
The prison was a walled _______________, housing
one hundred prisoners.
SYNONYMS: uselessness, failure, defeat
ANTONYMS: purpose, hope
SYNONYMS: camp, combination, merger
ANTONYMS: singular, divide, separate
Haphazardly
(adv) in a manner marked by lack of plan, order or
direction
Recollect
The old gentleman was able to ________________
some delightful tales from his prairie years.
His clothes were combined somewhat
________________ as if he had dressed in the dark.
SYNONYMS: remember, reminisce, recall
ANTONYMS: forget, overlook, lose
SYNONYMS: randomly, offhand
ANTONYMS: deliberately
Restraint
Initiative
SYNONYMS: enterprise, vigor, drive, energy
ANTYNYMS: inertia
Police officers in crowds, often baited by hoodlums,
must exercise great _________________.
SYNONYMS: restriction, block, reserve, discipline
ANTONYMS: freedom, undisciplined
Surge
(n) a wavelike swell or sudden increase
(v) to cause a sudden increase or a rise and fall
(v) to hint indirectly; to imply
They felt a great _________________ of pride as
they watched their daughter win the race.
All through his summary, the attorney seemed to
_________________ that Holcomb, the defendant
was lying.
SYNONYMS: imply, allege, infiltrate, intrude
ANTONYMS: affirm, withdraw, retract
Migrate
(n) control over one’s thoughts and actions; lack of
freedom
(n) introductory action; self-generated beginning
Salespeople can earn large sums, especially if they
Have the ____________________ to work
unsupervised.
Insinuate
(v) to remember; to give consideration
SYNONYMS: increase
ANTONYMS: decline, plunge
Unification
(n) the process of making into a unit or a coherent
whole
(v) to move from place to place
The family of geese land on Baker’s pond, where
they stop every year before they _____________
south for the winter.
SYNONYMS: move, travel, wander, journey
ANTONYMS: remain, settle, immobile
The __________________ of the newly acquired
businesses under one corporate name represented the
height of his career achievements.
SYNONYMS: consolidation, union, coalition
ANTONYMS: separation
SECTION II
Choosing the Correct Word
Circle the boldface word that most accurately
completes each of the following sentences.
1. Terri tried to (insinuate, compel, ambitious) that Tom had
broken the window.
11. There was a (initiative, ambitious, surge) of students leaving
the parking lot when school out at 3pm.
12. A (insinuate, ambitious, unification) of NY schools in the
1990s saved millions of dollars. Bolivar-Richburg is one example.
13. When there is snow in the parking lot, cars tend to park
(haphazardly, initiative, ambitious) without the lines for guidance.
14. The (ambitious, cope, restraint) employee earned a bonus.
2. Rachel did not want to get fired, so she attempted to (initiative,
dispel, futility) the rumors that she was looking for another job.
3. The entire wagon train did not (cope, concur, surge) with the
decision.
4. A bit of laughter may help you to (cope, recollect, insinuate)
with difficult people or situations.
5. The birds (migrate, concur, haphazardly) south for the winter.
6. I cannot (recollect, compound, initiative) when you have had
better grades!
7. Aunt Alexandra had a sense of (migrate, haphazardly, futility)
in trying to argue Atticus out of taking the Tom Robinson case.
8. “Emancipation in the cotton states is simply absurd, there is not
enough power in the world to (concur, haphazardly, compel) it to
be done,” stated a Kentucky congressman.
15. Zack was considered to be a troublemaker because he frequently
acted on impulse and without moral (restraint, ambitious, surge).
SECTION III
Choosing the Correct Vocabulary Term
From the words for this unit, choose the one
that best completes each of the following
sentences. Write the word in the space
provided.
1. Mom told my older brother she thought it was an exercise in
____________________ for him to keep his bedroom clean.
2. As we attempted to __________________ the crowd, the
violence only got worse. Many people were arrested and spent a
night in jail.
3. I wish I could ________________ every student to do their best.
9. Michael took the (initiative, dispel, unification) and raked all the
leaves in the backyard.
4. If the river environment changes, some species will have to
_____________________ elsewhere or perish.
10. Hotdog is a (insinuate, compound, cope) word.
5. Water is a __________________ made of the elements oxygen
and hydrogen.
6. The rules of the game require you to accept the umpire's decision,
even if you do not ____________________ with it.
3. umbrage
pleasure
::gather
________________
4. tranquil
disturbed
::laziness
________________
7. His ___________________ paid off and he won the chess match.
5. hone
sharpen
::hint
________________
8. His most ___________________ plan is to become President of
the United States.
6. reply
interrogation
::overlook
________________
9. John could not _________________ where he put his book.
7. commit
perpetrate
::randomly
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10. The storm caused a power _________________ .
8. intentional
deliberate
::merging
________________
11. Ms. Rogers is trying to ________________ with the
computerized grading system.
9. potent
strong
::uselessness
________________
10. encumber hinder
::increase
________________
11. notorious
beloved
::remain
________________
12. haggard
exhausted
::group
________________
13. hindrance obstacle
::maintain
________________
14. wary
trusting
::aimless
________________
15. echo
reverberate
::require
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12. The ____________________ of Germany occurred in 1990.
13. We tried to ignore her acrimonious comments, but that took
considerable ____________________.
14. Students who __________________ place their laptops in the
portable lab frustrate Mrs. Daniels.
15. The attorney attempted to ____________________ that the
testimony of the witness was false.
Section IV
Identifying Synonyms and Antonyms
Decide whether the first pair in the items below are
synonyms or antonyms. Then choose the Unit 9
word that shows a similar relation to the word
preceding the blank.
1. ascend
fall
::liberty
________________
2. accessible
unreachable
::disagree
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