Vocabulary..words in context..grade ten..2019

Gary was distraught about the destruction of his family heirlooms and his prized personal possessions in the fire.

• gleeful

• upset

• satisfied

• understanding

Shania forced herself to eat every morsel on her plate; although she found the food practically inedible she did not want to offend or upset her kind hosts.

• sour

• overheated

• uneatable

• poisonous

Julio's good mood was infectious; within minutes, his normally unemotional partners were grinning and choking back laughter.

• friendly

• awful

• nauseous

• contagious

With his army already foundering in the snow, Napoleon's retreat from the outskirts of Moscow turned into a rout* after Russian troops began to assault his soldiers.

*rout means bad loss or beating.

• plowing through

• setting up camp

• pushing on

• breaking down

A report that the company was edging close to the brink of bankruptcy caused panic among its employees and stockholders.

• verge

• peak

• end

• benefit

The features of Noh, the oldest form of Japanese drama, are highly prescribed; verse sections must be sung, and the vocal style in the written passages has to be based on the chanting of specific Buddhist prayers.

• dictated

• casual

• musical

• unpredictable

The used car salesman first quoted an ridiculous price to the customer, but the salesman appeared willing to negotiate after this possible buyer balked at the price.

• accepted

• hesitated

• authorized

• ignored

The spectacular topography of the Grand Canyon cannot be fully captured in photographs, because photos are only two-dimensional.

• triangular shapes

• lines

• geography

• shadows

Peach pits, which contain small amounts of the poisonous compound cyanide, are not usually harmful, but, if eaten in sufficient quantities, can be virulent.

• delicious

• deadly

• healthful

• upsetting

Although the whale shark is found around the world in waters near the equator, it is rarely encountered by divers because of its low numbers and reclusive nature.

• social

• clever

• lonely

• affectionate