English Department | Grade 10

Vocabulary

SET 01

| International College of Benha

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acknowledge verb

To admit or confess

SYN: concede, recognize

● Stubborn people often find it difficult to As used in line 6, “acknowledge”

acknowledge their errors. They hate to admit most nearly means
they were wrong. A. Admit
● Even after most of the votes had been B. Deny
5 counted, Senator Rice refused to
C. Remember

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acknowledge that he had lost.
D. Achieve
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compel verb

to force

SYN: urge, drive

● My history teacher would often compel us to As used in line 1, “compel” most

do useless work, such as memorizing the nearly means
date each state entered the union. A. help
● If the law did not compel people to pay B. forbid
taxes, no one would pay them.
C. force

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D. attain
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entice verb

to lure or tempt

SYN: attract

● The aroma of freshly baked bread wafting As used in line 2, “entice” most
from the bakery enticed passersby to step nearly means
inside and try their delicious pastries. A. Discourage
● The company tried to entice new customers B. Attract
by offering a special discount on their C. Confuse

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products for a limited time.
D. Criticize

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concise adjective

brief; saying much in a few clear words

SYN: succinct, terse ANT: wordy

● Because of limited space, most newspaper As used in line 2, “concise” most

nearly means
articles must be concise.
● Unlike many politicians, our mayor is A. wordy
concise—his speeches are short and to the B. correct
point. C. brief

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D. long
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alternative noun

one of two or more choices

SYN: option, choice ANT: obligation

● The teacher stated the alternatives to Tim— As used in lines 1&5, “alternative”
most nearly means
either retake the test or get a D for the
course. A. choice
● When her dog began to suffer from cancer, B. command
Wanda felt she had no alternative. He would C. assignment

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have to be put to sleep. D. solution
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abhor verb

to hate something; detest

SYN: abominate ANT: cherish

● Sarah abhors the taste of mushrooms and As used in lines 1&3, “abhor”
most nearly means
refuses to eat them in any dish.
● A pacifist is someone who abhors violence in A. loathe
all its forms. B. approve
C. admire

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D. reject
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retrieve adjective

to recover or bring something back

SYN: recover

● During a game of fetch in the park, the eager As used in line 4, “retrieve” most
nearly means
Labrador raced after the tennis ball, caught it
and returned it to its owner, demonstrating A. erase
its impressive ability to retrieve objects. B. store
5 ● The police have managed to retrieve some of C. delete

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the stolen money. D. recover
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melancholy Adj. | N.

Sad | Sadness

SYN: gloomy ANT: cheerful

● The old photograph, faded and worn, captured a As used in line 2, “melancholy”
moment of melancholy as the soldiers bid farewell most nearly means
to their families before heading off to war. A. Joyful
● As she stared at the empty chair across the table, B. Indifferent
5 a wave of melancholy washed over her, reminding
her of the friend who used to sit there, now gone. C. Deep sorrow

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D. Excitement
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squalid adjective

very dirty and unpleasant

SYN: filthy

● In recent years, the location had been home to As used in line 5, “squalid” most
hundreds of migrants and asylum-seekers living in nearly means
squalid conditions in makeshift camps that have A. Filthy
been regularly cleared by police. B. Neat
5 ● Despite the squalid clothes of the peasants, there
are many picturesque aspects of rural life. C. Crowded

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D. Complex

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appropriate adjective

suitable or acceptable for a given situation

SYN: apt, proper ANT: inappropriate

● Chuck has little sense of what is socially As used in line 2, “appropriate”

appropriate. For example, he wore jeans and most nearly means
running shoes to his sister’s wedding. A. unconventional
● At the job interview, it's essential to choose B. suitable
5 an appropriate outfit that reflects
professionalism and the company's dress C. extravagant

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code. D. informal
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