Grade 10 Vocabulary Quiz

Which word best describes feeling unsure or fearful about something?

• Animosity

• Apathy

• Apprehensive

• Compatible

If someone is very careful with their money and resources, they could be described as:

• Omnivorous

• Parsimonious

• Recalcitrant

• Multifarious

Which word means to mock or ridicule someone?

• Commend

• Deride

• Consecrate

• Revel

What does it mean if a technology is considered obsolete?

• It is brand new.

• It is widely used.

• It is no longer in use because it's outdated.

• It is being developed.

Which word would best describe a sincere and straightforward person?

• Ingenuous

• Decrepit

• Quandary

• Reprisal

What does it mean to consecrate something?

• To make it obsolete

• To make it sacred

• To make it compatible

• To make it multifarious

Which word best fits an animal that eats both plants and meat?

• Parsimonious

• Omnivorous

• Decrepit

• Compatible

What does "condolence" most closely mean?

• An expression of sympathy

• A form of commendation

• A type of conflict

• A dietary preference

If someone is described as recalcitrant, they are:

• Easily persuaded

• Resistant to authority

• Very religious

• Extremely intelligent

Which word means to take great pleasure or delight in something?

• Revel

• Stultify

• Sauve

• Commend