Word List – Grade 10



Word List – Grade 10

cede / cess – to go; to yield (Latin)

1. antecedent – n. a word, phrase, or clause that is replaced by a pronoun or other word later in the sentence

2. concede – v. to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit

3. incessant – adj. continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending

4. intercede – v. to act on behalf of someone in trouble, as by pleading or petition

5. predecessor – n. a person who precedes another in an office, position, etc.

6. secession – n. the act of withdrawing formally from an alliance, federation, or association

7. successor – n. a person who follows another in an office, position, etc.

8. unprecedented – adj. never before known or experienced

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cred – to believe, trust, or think (Latin)

1. credentials – n. evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form

2. credible – adj. worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy

3. credit – n. the acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.

4. credulous – adj. willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible

5. creed n. any statement or system of beliefs or principles

6. discredit – v. to show to be undeserving of trust or belief; destroy confidence in

7. incredible – adj. so extraordinary as to seem impossible

8. incredulous – adj. disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical

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cur – to run (Latin)

1. concur – v. to accord in opinion; agree

2. concurrent – adj. occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side

3. curriculum – n. the regular or particular course of study in a school, college, etc.

4. excursion – n. a short trip or outing to some place, usually for special purpose and with the intention of a prompt return

5. incur – v. to bring or take upon oneself

6. occur – v. to happen; take place; come to pass

7. precursor – n. a person or thing that comes before another

8. recurring – adj. occurring or appearing again

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fer – bearing; producing; yielding (Latin)

1. circumference – n. the outer boundary, especially of a circular area; perimeter

2. coniferous – adj. belonging to the class of chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs

3. deference – n. respectful yielding to the judgment, opinion, and will of another

4. fertile – adj. bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc.

5. inference – n. the process of reasoning, concluding or judging from evidence

6. proliferous – adj. increasing in number or spreading rapidly and often excessively

7. reference – n. a mention; an allusion

8. vociferous – adj. crying out noisily

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grad / gress – to step, to go, or to move (Latin)

1. degrade – v. to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt

2. digress – v. to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing

3. gradient – n. the degree of inclination; the rate of ascent or descent in a highway, railroad, etc.

4. graduation – n. the ceremony of conferring degrees or diplomas, as at a college or school

5. progression – n. forward or onward movement

6. regression – n. the act of going back to a previous place or state; return or reversion

7. transgression – n. violation of a law or command; a sin

8. undergraduate – n. a student in a university or college who has not received a first, especially a bachelor’s, degree

grat – pleasant; thank; favor (Latin)

1. congratulate – v. to express pleasure to (a person), as on a happy occasion

2. gracious – adj. pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous

3. gratify – v. to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings

4. gratitude – n. the quality or feeling of being thankful

5. gratuitous – adj. without apparent reason, cause, or justification

6. gratuity – n. a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, a tip

7. ingrate – n. an unappreciative person; a person who is unpleasant; distasteful; repellent

8. ingratiate – v. to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with)

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hetero – different (Greek)

1. heterochromatic – adj. of, having, or pertaining to more than one color

2. heterodox – adj. holding nonconforming beliefs or attitudes

3. heterogeneous – adj. different in kind; unlike; incongruous

4. heterotaxia – n. abnormal or irregular arrangement of parts of the body

homo – the same; like (Greek)

1. homogeneous – adj. of the same kind or nature; essentially alike

2. homogenized – adj. formed by blending unlike elements

3. homomorphic – adj. having similarity in form or structure

4. homophone – n. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning and spelling

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ject – to throw, hurl, cast (Latin)

1. adjective – n. class of words that function as modifiers

2. conjecture – n. the expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof; a guess, a speculation

3. dejected – adj. depressed in spirits; disheartened

4. eject – v. to drive or force out; to expel

5. objectivity – n. existence independent of thought or an observer as part of reality

6. projectile – n. an object fired with a propelling charge

7. subjectivity – n. existence dependent on thoughts or feelings of an observer

8. trajectory – n. the curve described by a projectile

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locut / loqu – speak; talk (Latin)

1. circumlocution – n. a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea

2. colloquial – adj. appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing

3. eloquent – adj. characterized by forceful and appropriate expression

4. grandiloquent – adj. speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

5. interlocutor – n. a person who questions; interrogator

6. loquacious – adj. talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous

7. soliloquy – n. the act of speaking alone or to oneself, especially as a theatrical device

8. ventriloquism – n. the art of producing vocal sounds that appear to come from another source

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mor(t) – death (Latin)

1. moribund – adj. in a dying state; near death

2. mortal – adj. subject to death; having a transitory life

3. mortgage – n. an agreement under which a person borrows money to buy a property, especially a house, and the lender may take possession of the property if the borrower fails to repay the money

4. mortician – n. funeral director; undertaker

5. mortify – v. to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one’s pride or self-respect

6. mortuary – n. a building where dead bodies are kept before cremation or burial; funeral home

7. postmortem – adj. occurring after death

8. rigor mortis – n. the stiffening of the body after death

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path – suffering; disease; feeling (Greek)

1. antipathy – n. a feeling of intense aversion, dislike, or hostility

2. apathy – n. absence of interest in or enthusiasm for things generally considered interesting

3. empathy – n. the power of understanding and imaginatively entering into another person's feelings

4. pathogen – n. any agent that can cause disease

5. pathological – adj. compulsively motivated

6. pathos – n. the power, in literature or speech, of creating feelings of pity and sorrow

7. psychopath – n. a mentally unbalanced person who is inclined toward antisocial and criminal behavior

8. sympathy – n. the sharing of another's emotions, especially sorrow, anguish, pity, or compassion

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secut / sequ – follow (Latin)

1. consecutive – adj. following chronological sequence

2. consequence – n. a result or effect of some previous occurrence

3. execute – v. to carry out; complete; perform

4. inconsequential – adj. of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial

5. non sequitur – n. a statement containing an illogical conclusion

6. persecute – v. to oppress, harass, or maltreat, especially because of race, religion, etc.

7. prosecute – v. to bring a criminal action against a person for some offense

8. sequel – n. a novel, play, etc. that continues a previously related story

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sent / sens – to feel (Latin)

1. consensus – n. majority of opinion; general widespread agreement

2. consent – v. to give permission or assent; to agree; to accede

3. dissent – v. to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority

4. resent – v. to feel displeasure or indignation (at) from a sense of injury or insult

5. sensationalize – v. to cause events (esp. in newspaper reports) to seem more vivid, shocking, etc. than they really are

6. sensitize – v. to make easily irritated; to make delicate

7. sentient – adj. having the power of sense perception or sensation; conscious

8. sentiment – n. a feeling, emotion, or awareness

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vor – eat greedily (Latin)

1. carnivore – n. an animal that eats flesh

2. devour – v. to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously

3. herbivore – n. an animal that feeds on grass or other plants

4. omnivore – n. an animal whose normal diet includes both plants and animals

5. voracious – adj. devouring or craving food in great quantities

phag – eat (Greek)

1. dysphagia – n. difficulty in eating or swallowing

2. esophagus – n. a muscular passage connecting the mouth with the stomach

3. sarcophagus – n. a stone coffin or tomb, esp. one bearing sculpture or inscriptions

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