Vocabulary revision- Grade 10-Q3

Hercules had the _____ strength to subdue any enemies who challenged him to a fight, but his unconquerable muscles were no match for the plague.

• INDOMITABLE

• SKULK

• EMBARK

• VIRULENT

• UNCANNY

Attempting to look cool, he acted very _____ around the spider, but screamed like a little girl when it got too close.

• BENEFACTOR

• VENIAL

• REPOSE

• FINITE

• NONCHALANT

The _____ man wanted to cover the puddle for the woman, so he nabbed a pauper's blanket and placed it delicately over the water.

• SUPERCILIOUS

• CHIVALROUS

• VIRULENT

• SKULK

• VENIAL

His self _____ was at an all time low when he lost the game but he would feel better about himself during the following game.

• FINITE

• MALEVOLENT

• TEMERITY

• ESTEEM

• PLOD

We definitely have a _____ of cricket players in the United States, so why don't people like to play cricket here?

• INFALLIBLE

• DEARTH

• REMISS

• EXPUNGE

• PANACEA

We need a _____, someone who will donate money to us out of the kindness of their heart, and someone who doesn't need a receipt for their donation.

• INDOMITABLE

• TRUCULENT

• VIRULENT

• BENEFACTOR

• ALTRUISTIC

I believed his actions were _____ because he had such a truthful smile on his face, but I later found out the jewelry salesman sold me a fake diamond!

• DEARTH

• BEQUEATH

• UNFEIGNED

• TRUCULENT

• INVULNERABLE

The Puritan minister was very _____ in all of his actions, taking weird precautions like never going out on a full moon, in an effort not to fall victim to sin.

• EMBARK

• EXPUNGE

• DEARTH

• VIRULENT

• SCRUPULOUS