Regular 10th Vocabulary

Regular 10th Vocabulary

57. derive (de rive')

• v. to come from OR to obtain.

• The shampoo derives from Moroccan Argan Oil.

• I derive pleasure from being by the ocean.

• Word Family: derivative (adj)

Multiple Choice

derive most closely means

• worry

• mock

• gain

• ignore

Open Ended

I would derive ____________from _______________ because ________________________.

58. determine (de ter' mine)

• v. to figure out or settle a question

• After examining his shoes, I determined my little brother had tracked dog poop into the house.

• When his wife abandoned the family, he was left to determine how he would sustain them.

Multiple Choice

determine means to

• commence

• ascertain

• implement

• generate

Open Ended

I would like to determine why _________________ because _____________________.

55. deduce (de duce')

• v. to figure something out by reasoning and what you already know

• When you see a person crying, it's easy to deduce that the person is sad.

• I deduced my wallet must've fallen out of my pocket after re-tracing my steps.

Multiple Choice

deduce means to

• infer

• irritate

• imitate

• ignore

Open Ended

I deduced that ______________ when ________________.

56. depict (de pict')

• v. to show (as in a picture) or give a description of something

• The artist depicted a man with an apple on his face.

• No photograph could properly depict the beauty of the landscape.

Multiple Choice

depict means to

• derive

• fret

• portray

• annoy

Open Ended

It would be interesting to depict_______________ with _________________ because _________________.

53. crucial (cru' cial)

• adj. vital; extremely important

• If you want to graduate, earning your credits is crucial.

• Fresh water is crucial to any human being's survival.

Multiple Choice

crucial means

• frequent

• irrelevant

• necessary

• subsequent

Open Ended

Having ____________ is crucial to me because _______________________.

54. cumulative (cu' mu la tive)

• adj. increasing by addition

• Smoking a cigarette won't give you cancer, but the cumulative effect of smoking for years will.

• Your cumulative GPA is calculated using ALL of your 20-week grades from all four years of high school.

Multiple Choice

cumulative means

• glorious

• unearthly

• foreboding

• increasing

Open Ended

The cumulative effect of _____________ is ___________________.

51. criterion (cri te' ri on)

• n. a standard for judging something

• If you are holding a cupcake competition, your number one criterion might be the smoothness of frosting.

• One criterion of a good partner is someone who knows how to compromise.

• The plural is criteria!

Multiple Choice

Which person would most likely need to consider a criterion or several criteria?

• A lifeguard on the beach

• The captain of a ship

• A waiter in a restaurant

• A judge for a contest

Open Ended

One criterion of ______________ is ________________ because _________________________.

52. critique (cri tique')

• v. to review or examine something critically

• He critiqued a popular new game on his blog.

• Art students are used to critiquing each other's work.

Multiple Choice

Critique means

• conjecture

• uncertainty

• assessment

• replacement

Open Ended

If I had to critique ____________ I would say _______________ because _______________________________.

50. credible (cre' di ble)

• adj. capable of being believed; believable

• Word Family: credibility (n)

• I understood his point, but I didn't think his evidence was credible.

• Anyone can post on the internet, so you have to know how to determine what information is credible.

Multiple Choice

credible means

• unwanted

• irrelevant

• believable

• skilled

Open Ended

I didn't think it was credible when __________________________.

48. convey (con vey')

• v. to communicate something to someone else

• v. to carry something from one place to another (e.g. a conveyor belt)

• I had trouble conveying my feelings to him.

• It's difficult to convey large items without a truck.

Multiple Select

Check the items you would normally convey in a backpack.

• Pencils & pens

• A cow

• Textbooks

• Dinner plates

• Notebooks or binders

Open Ended

If I could personally convey anything to the President, it would be ______________________________________.

49. correlate (cor' re late)

• v. to draw a connection between two or more things

• Do these facts correlate?

• The executive correlated an increase in advertising with an increase in sales revenue.

• Word family: correlation (n)

Open Ended

In my mind, I always correlate __________ with ____________ because __________________________.

46. continuum (con tin' u um)

• n. a thing that keeps going, slowly changing over time

• A single calendar year is a continuum of four seasons.

• Time is a continuum.

Open Ended

The continuum of my life has been punctuated by ___________________________.

47. contradict (con' tra dict')

• v. to show to be false; disagree with

• Word Family: contradictory (adj); contradiction (n.)

• There comes a time when all children contradict their parents.

• The King did not enjoy being contradicted, so he had the man beheaded.

Multiple Choice

contradict most closely means

• frame

• enjoy

• disagree

• expect

Open Ended

I contradicted _____________ when _______________ because ________________________.

44. contend (con tend')

• v. to defend a belief and keep affirming that it's true; to debate

• Word Family: contention (n)

• In the Middle Ages, people used to contend that the earth was flat.

• I contend that Pepsi is better than Coke.

Multiple Choice

contend most closely means

• construct

• invent

• debate

• adjourn

Open Ended

I would like to contend that _______________ because ___________________.

45. context (con' text)

• n. the set of facts or circumstances surrounding a situation or event

• When analyzing a piece of writing, it's important to consider its historical context.

• There is no context in which spitting at someone is okay.

Multiple Choice

context refers to what?

• the profit of something

• the innocence of something

• the mistake of something

• the setting of something

Open Ended

If the context were ____________, I might eat a worm.

41. conduct (con' duct)

• n. the way a person behaves

• The student did not have appropriate conduct.

• The soldier's conduct was exemplary.

• Many witnesses questioned the suspicious man's conduct.

Multiple Choice

conduct most closely means

• imprisonment

• behavior

• postponement

• innocence

Open Ended

I didn't have the best conduct when I_________________________.

42. consist (con sist')

• v. to be made up of

• Word Family: consistent (adj) and consistently (adv)

• It consisted of large lumps of raw onion, beetroot, and tomato, all in a thick vinegary dressing.

• The town square is situated forty feet from the road and consists of nothing more than a dried up piece of land and a few trees.

Open Ended

Yesterday, my day consisted of ___________________________.

43. consult (con sult')

• v. to seek information or advice from

• When you don't know a word, you consult a dictionary to find out what it means.

• They consulted professional exterminators to find out what to do about the termites.

Multiple Choice

consult most closely means to

• battle with

• draw out

• advise

• pull apart

Open Ended

I consulted with ______________ when ______________ because ___________________.

39. concise (con cise')

• adj. expressing much with few words

• He wrote a concise, yet thorough, summary of a difficult text.

• Twitter is all about being concise.

Multiple Choice

concise most closely means

• brief

• hostile

• flexible

• permissive

Open Ended

If I had a concise version of ____________ I could ___________________.

39. concise (con cise')

• adj. expressing much with few words

• He wrote a concise, yet thorough, summary of a difficult text.

• Twitter is all about being concise.

Multiple Choice

concrete most closely means

• imaginary

• temporary

• gargantuan

• real

Open Ended

I would prefer a concrete ______________ over a ______________ because_______________________.

37. composition (com' po si' tion)

• n. the way in which something is put together; the make-up of something.

• n. a piece of writing or music

• What is the ethnic composition of Sun Valley?

• She handed in her final composition, but was not confident in what her grade would be.

Multiple Choice

composition most closely means

• enchantment

• elimination

• celebration

• arrangement

Open Ended

I like the composition of ________________ because _______________________.

38. conceive (con' ceive)

• v. have the idea for something

• v. become pregnant

• He conceived of a robot that could mop my whole house!

• The couple was unable to conceive for many years.

Multiple Choice

conceive most closely means

• beat down

• elevate

• think of

• attack

Open Ended

I wish someone would conceive of a ____________ that could _________________ because ____________________.

34. compile (com pile')

• v. get or gather together

• Word Family: compilation (n.)

• I compiled sources to write my research papers.

• The police had to compile a list of possible eye-witnesses.

Multiple Choice

The opposite of compile is

• construct

• defeat

• interview

• scatter

Open Ended

I would like to compile ______________ because ______________________.

35. complement (com' ple ment)

• n. something added to complete or make perfect

• The red shoes you just bought complement your purse.

• The centerpieces were the perfect complement to the banquet.

Open Ended

____________ is the perfect complement to __________________.

36. compose (com pose')

• v. put together (a song, poem, or even yourself)

• The survivor had to compose herself before entering the courtroom.

• A whole book of poetry is difficult to compose.

Multiple Choice

compose most closely means to

• revive

• sequence

• wrench

• write

Open Ended

I like to compose ______________ because ___________________________.

31. class (class')

• n. a collection of things sharing a common attribute

• n. people have the same social, economic, or educational status

• There are two classes of detergents: powder and liquid.

• The working class has little power against corporate interests.

Open Ended

My preferred class of shoes is _____________ because__________________.

32. code (code')

• n. a set of rules or principles or laws.

• The Samurai lived and died according to a very precise code.

• All employees were required to sign off on the company's code of ethics.

Multiple Choice

Which is most likely to follow a code?

• a dancer

• a thunderstorm

• a dog

• a spy

Open Ended

Part of my personal code is ______________ because_______________________.

33. coherent (co he' rent)

• adj. logical and clear, makes sense.

• The man's speech was no longer coherent after six drinks.

• Students often find it challenging to write a coherent essay.

Multiple Choice

Coherent most closely means

• temporary

• simulated

• reasonable

• invisible

Open Ended

I tried to be coherent when _______________, but I ended up______________________.

30. clarify (cla' ri fy)

• V. to make more clear and understandable.

• Glasses help clarify my vision, which is otherwise very blurry.

• The teacher clarified the steps necessary to conduct the experiment.

Multiple Choice

clarify means to

• drown

• purge

• excel

• explain

Open Ended

I wish someone would clarify for my why ____________________________________.

27. characterize (cha' rac ter ize)

• V. describe or portray the character or the qualities of

• You could characterize several politicians as feckless gits.

• I would characterize my daughter as an outgoing pastel goth.

Multiple Choice

To characterize means to

• shelter

• rescue

• portray

• divide

Open Ended

I would characterize ______________ as _____________ because___________________.

28. cite (cite')

• V. to refer to

• Word Family: citation (n).

• It is important to cite your sources when you write a report.

• The article cited three other studies as evidence of its argument.

Open Ended

If someone asked me to cite the best show on Netflix, I'd say _________________ because __________________.

29. claim (claim')

• V. state to be true; affirm strongly.

• N. an assertion that something is true or factual.

• The journalist claimed militias were in control of the region.

• Every good piece of writing must have a claim.

Multiple Choice

To claim means to

• explode

• declare

• manage

• bother

Open Ended

My claim is that _____________ is the best band ever because ______________________.

24. brief (brief')

• Adj. of short duration or distance.

• N. a condensed written summary

• They took a brief drive along the coast.

• The lawyers came in with briefs related to their cases.

Multiple Choice

The opposite of brief is

• long

• dark

• sour

• rude

Open Ended

If I wrote a brief about ___________ I would say that ________________.

25. character (cha' rac ter)

• N. The set of qualities that determines a person's moral and ethical actions and reactions.

• Martin Luther King, Jr. said he looked forward to the day when all Americans would be judged solely "by the content of their character."

Open Ended

I would define a person of character as someone who_________________________.

26. characteristic (cha' rac ter is' tic)

• Adj. typical or distinctive

• Adj. a distinguishing quality

• When he mentioned skating, his girlfriend gave him one of her characteristic eye-roll.

• One characteristic of turtles is that they have a shell.

Open Ended

My favorite physical characteristic about myself is________________ because_______________.

21. associate (as so' ci ate)

• Verb. To make a logical connection between things.

• Verb. To hang out with someone

• Noun. A person who joins with others in an activity or task

• The detective was able to associate cell phone tower data with the suspect's location.

• Ms. Davis is my associate at work.

• I frequently associate with social justice warriors.

Multiple Choice

associate means to

• link

• adorn

• rage

• sting

Open Ended

Choose one!

1. I like to associate with_____________ because_____________________.

2. I associate TikTok with feelings of __________________ because___________________.

22. assume (as sume')

• Verb. To take to be true.

• Word Family: Assumption (n)

• You should never assume that rumors are true.

• The man argued the police's assumption wasn't true.

Multiple Choice

assume means to

• anchor

• fuel

• hail

• accept

Open Ended

One time, a teacher assumed that _________________ because _______________________.

23. authentic (au then' tic)

• Adj. not fake or copied, genuine.

• After assessing the ring, the jeweler confirmed it had an authentic diamond.

• It takes courage to articulate your authentic thoughts and feelings.

Multiple Choice

authentic most closely means

• unfamiliar with

• side by side

• close at hand

• verifiably true

Open Ended

I would love to have an authentic_______________________ because ____________________.

20. assess (ass ess')

• Verb. to evaluate the quality or value of

• Antique Roadshow is all about getting old items assessed to see if they're worth a lot.

• Teachers assess students to see how much they have learned.

Multiple Choice

Assess means to

• conserve

• fumble

• infuse

• evaluate

Open Ended

If I had to assess the movie ____________, I would say_______________________.

17. aspect (as' pect)

• Noun. A part or feature of something

• Like language, music is an important aspect of every culture.

• You should consider every aspect of a person's personality before you marry them.

Multiple Choice

aspect most closely means:

• fluidity

• element

• innocence

• conquest

Open Ended

One aspect of a good ___________________ is ______________________.

18. assemble

• Verb. to create by putting together

• IKEA furniture often has to be assembled.

• The students will assemble a committee to present their interests to the principal.

Multiple Choice

assemble most closely means to:

• wade

• squat

• regulate

• gather

Open Ended

One time, I had to assemble________________ because/for__________________.

19. assert (as sert')

• Verb. to firmly declare or say something is true

• Young women need to learn how to assert themselves in the company of men.

• The critic asserted his opinion about the movie.

Multiple Choice

assert most closely means to...

• recall

• govern

• steady

• verify

Open Ended

I asserted myself when________________________.

14. approximate (ap prox' i mate)

• Adj. Not quite exact or correct

• Fourteen is the approximate number of guests we can accommodate.

• Verb. To roughly guess or estimate

• There was a contest to approximate the number of Q-tips in a jar.

Open Ended

If I were to approximate the age of ___________, I would say _________________________.

15. argue (ar' gue)

• Verb. To present reasons and evidence for something.

• The scientist argued that returning to school would increase the number of COVID-19 cases.

• The defense attorney argued for his client's innocence.

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Open Ended

If I could, I would argue for _____________ to become law.

16. articulate (ar ti' cu late)

• Adj. expressed or stated clearly

• To be a good journalist, a person has to be articulate.

• Verb. to express/communicate something clearly and effectively.

• The doctor articulated the proposed treatment for the patients.

Open Ended

I have trouble articulating when__________________________.

10. anticipate (an ti' ci pate)

Verb. to expect or look forward to something happening

Noun. anticipation

Sandra was anticipating her boyfriend's Promposal.

I anticipate most students are doing their best under the circumstances.

11. application (app' li ca' tion)

Noun. The act of putting something into operation

Verb. to apply

Aloe is a plant with many medicinal applications.

It's one thing to possess knowledge; it's quite another to apply it.

Open Ended

If ___________ could have another application, I would use it to _____________________.

12. approach (ap proach')

Verb. To move towards

The zookeeper approached the animals cautiously.

The runners were approaching the finish line.

Open Ended

I like to approach __________ by __________________.

13. appropriate (ap pro' pri ate)

Adj. suitable for a person, place, or situation

Wearing a bikini to church would not be appropriate.

The judge's sentence felt appropriate for the crime.

Open Ended

I didn't think it was appropriate when____________________.

Open Ended

It affected me when_________________.

Open Ended

If I had the power, I would alter _____________ because _____________________.

Open Ended

I would like to analyze ______________ in order to _________________________.

Open Ended

One interesting analogy is to think of _________ as a type of _______________ because __________________.

Open Ended

It would be interesting to annotate ____________ because ______________________.

Open Ended

This summer, I anticipate I will _______________________.