10th grade Vocabulary Practice Quiz

What does the word "indelible" mean?

• Not able to be erased

• Capable of being touched

• High-spirited and jubilant

• Secret or concealed

Which word best describes someone who is emotionally hardened and unfeeling?

• Elated

• Callous

• Indulgent

• Innocuous

If something is "clandestine," how is it best described?

• Open and honest

• Secret, concealed, underhanded

• High-spirited and enthusiastic

• Quiet and settled

Which of the following words means "capable of being touched, real, concrete"?

• Tangible

• Infinitesimal

• Patent

• Asset

If a person is "elated," how are they feeling?

• In high spirits, jubilant, extremely pleased

• Emotionally hardened and unfeeling

• Yielding to the wishes of others

• Hostile and disliking

Which word means "to clarify or explain"?

• Laud

• Elucidate

• Disparage

• Loll

A person who is "loquacious" is best described as:

• Quiet and settled

• Talkative and wordy

• Hostile and unfriendly

• Emotionally hardened

Which word refers to "compulsion by threat, forcible confinement"?

• Duress

• Decorum

• Asset

• Stipulate

If something is "infinitesimal," what does that mean?

• So small as to be almost immeasurable

• Capable of being applied

• High-spirited and excessive

• Not able to be erased

Which word means "to relieve, make more bearable"?

• Alleviate

• Laud

• Disparage

• Loll