Unit 1 Vocabulary Test -- English 10

(adj.) Easily influenced, persuaded, or swayed

(n.) A restraint, limit, or restriction; An adverse remark or criticism; A narrowing of a duct or passage in the body

(v.) To steal from money or goods entrusted to one's care

(v.) To select or appoint, as by authority; (adj.) Appointed but not yet started in a work position

(adj.) Causing or involving great fear or suffering; Dreadful

(v.) To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles

(v.) To stare wonderingly or stupidly, often with the mouth open

(adj.) Having or exercising reason, sound judgment, or good sense; Reasonable

(n.) Sadness or depression of the spirits, gloom; (adj.) Sad, gloomy or unhappy

(n.) A beggar; (adj.) Practicing beggary

(n.) An action taken in advance to protect against possible danger, failure, or injury; A safeguard

(adj.) Occurring, done or existing at the same time

(adj.) Incapable of being defended or justified

(adv.) Characterized by caution

(v.) To trouble, to make uneasy, to throw into confusion

(v.) To look or inquire closely

(n.) A resident of another country; (adj.) Being from or characteristic of another place or part of the world, foreign

(adj.) Well thought of; Honorable

(adj.) Using exactly the same words, corresponding word for word; (adv.) In exactly the same words, word for word

(v.) To give a concrete form to; To express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form; To represent wholly

(n.) A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice

(adj.) Easily provoked to anger; Temperamental

(n.) An opening, tear, or rupture.; A violation of a law or promise; (v.) To make a hole or gap in, to break through

(n.) A period of time spent doing something; (v.) To restrict or limit an amount or allowance, to be frugal

(n.) The floor of a fireplace, usually extending into a room and paved with brick

(v.) To increase or spread at a rapid rate

(v.) To honor the memory of

(adj.) Uncertain, hesitant

(n.) An exchange of goods without using money; (v.) To trade one kind of good for another without using money

(n.) The condition of falling behind or slowness; (v.) To fail to keep up a pace, to straggle behind

(n.) Something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; An inherited lot or portion; A birthright

(adj.) Wealthy

(v.) To carry off by force; To kidnap

(n.) Physical strength or mental vigor; Liveliness

(v.) To regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; To depreciate; To disparage