**10th Grade Vocab Quiz Term 2

very harmful

• noxious

• quaff

• vacuous

• placid

to cheat someone out of money, to scam

• bilk

• debacle

• myopic

• contrite

well-supplied with something

• replete

• inept

• cajole

• affinity

profane talk about holy or sacred things

• blasphemy

• cantankerous

• acrimony

• kismet

formal release form guilt or punishment

• absolution

• ennui

• renown

• bemoan

argumentative and uncooperative

• cantankerous

• altruism

• fobile

• implacible

to verbally rip apart

• deride

• futile

• abhor

• contrite

a disaster

• debacle

• deride

• slipshod

• haughty

excessive or foolish boldness

• temerity

• sojourn

• augment

• foible

dissatisfaction or exhaustion caused by boredom

• ennui

• debacle

• stoic

• balk