English 11th Grade Vocabulary Flashcards

The prefix 'mal-' in words like 'malevolent' and 'malice' indicates:

Answer: bad or harmful

The Latin prefix 'mal-' means bad, ill, or wrong, as seen in malevolent (wishing evil) and malice (desire to harm).

In the phrase 'an inexorable march of time,' inexorable means:

Answer: impossible to stop or prevent

Inexorable means unable to be stopped, changed, or persuaded; relentless.

Which word describes writing or speech that is artificially ornate and overly complex?

Answer: florid

Florid describes an elaborate, ornate style with excessive decoration or complexity in language.

A 'charlatan' is best defined as:

Answer: a person who falsely claims expertise or skill

A charlatan is a fraud who pretends to have knowledge or skills they do not possess.

Which context clue best helps determine the meaning of 'parsimonious' in 'Although wealthy, he was so parsimonious that he refused to tip servers'?

Answer: The contrast between wealth and refusing to tip suggests extreme stinginess

The contrast signaled by 'although' and the specific example of refusing to tip indicates parsimonious means extremely unwilling to spend money.

The word 'recondite' describes knowledge that is:

Answer: little known and difficult to understand

Recondite means little known, abstruse, or dealing with obscure subject matter.

Which pair of words are synonyms?

Answer: inveterate / habitual

Inveterate and habitual both mean long-established and unlikely to change, making them synonyms.