Vocabulary Lesson 6

10th Grade

Vocabulary Synonyms or Picture Cue

Definition
1 The school does not condone violence of any to forgive or
kind. overlook an offense

2 He was aware of every nuance in her voice. a slight or subtle

degree of difference

3 Ms. Gibert claims to be a connoisseur of Disney an expert in matters

World. of culture, food, or
wine

4 I usually give police officers their due respect, excessively eager to

but I didn’t appreciate his officious attitude deliver unasked-for
when he was questioning me. or unwanted help

5 Martin Luther King’s words gained credence belief or trust

from his actions.
6 There was no mistaking that jaunty walk. having a buoyant,
self-confident air;
brisk and crisp

7 My past is such an enigma; I don’t know any of a mystery;

the details. something
seemingly
inexplicable

8 When it comes to learning the guitar, my one who merely

daughter is a dilletante who will practice one dabbles in an art or
day but not the next. a science

9 Many people do not realize they are in a cult an organized group

until it is too late. of people with an
obsessive devotion
to a person or set of
principles

1 The copy machine will collate the documents to arrange into the
0 for you. proper order,
especially
documents
1 Miss Mary is a very genteel, polite young lady. polite and
1 respectable in
manner

1 The fetid smell of swamp seeped through having a foul odor

2 Shrek’s front door.

1 Around Christmas time, students begin being in a state of sluggish

3 a torpor state. mental or physical
activity; a state of
not caring

1 Ms. Gibert is so enthralled by her books that to captivate as

4 she can hardly put them down. though spellbound

1 Why should these venal politicians care how capable of betraying

5 they are rated? trust, especially if
bribed