ELA 10C Vocabulary Words

The word acquire means to

• desire something eagerly, especially something important or in the future

• gain ownership of something; to obtain by one's own actions

• resist efforts at or to refuse to obey

• be a troublemaker

A chorus is

• a group of people trained to sing together or the part of a song that's repeated after each verse

• a very serious matter

• joy, fun, and laughter

• to satisfy or extinguish or put out

To be wary means to be

• a troublemaker

• silent or gloomy because of anger or resentment

• needing fast action or attention

• cautious and watchful; careful of danger

The word quench means

• having the power to attract or being able to attract iron

• joy, fun, and laughter

• to satisfy or to extinguish or put out

• to resist efforts at or to refuse to obey

The word urgent means

• needing fast action or attention

• poisonous; causing harm

• joy, fun, and laughter

• having the power to attract or being able to attract iron

Toxic means

• difficult to detect or define; elusive or ambiguous

• poisonous; causing harm

• a very serious nature or manner

• to refuse to obey

What does the word mirth mean

• a very serious nature or manner

• poisonous; causing harm

• to satisfy or to extinguish or put out

• joy, fun, and laughter

Conjure means

• a group of people trained to sing together

• to make something happen or come into being as though by magic

• to resist efforts at or to refuse to obey

• to desire something eagerly, especially something important or in the future

To defy means to

• resist efforts at or to refuse to obey

• desire something eagerly, especially something important or in the future

• gain ownership of something; to obtain by one's own actions

• satisfy; extinguish or put out

A firebrand is

• a very serious nature or manner or the force by which all objects in the universe are attracted to each other

• joy, fun and laughter

• difficult to detect or define; elusive or ambiguous

• a troublemaker; someone who encourages others to rebel