Master these 45 essential Grade 10 vocabulary words with kid-friendly, easy-to-understand definitions. Perfect for intermediate ESL students!<\/p>\n
Bland<\/strong> \u2014 Dull and not interesting.<\/p>\n Brilliant<\/strong> \u2014 Very smart or bright.<\/p>\n Concussion<\/strong> \u2014 A brain injury from hitting your head.<\/p>\n Converge<\/strong> \u2014 To come together at one point.<\/p>\n Delay<\/strong> \u2014 To make something happen later than planned.<\/p>\n Dominant<\/strong> \u2014 The most powerful or important one.<\/p>\n Extension<\/strong> \u2014 Making something longer or adding more time.<\/p>\n Forerunner<\/strong> \u2014 Someone who comes before and leads the way.<\/p>\n Growth<\/strong> \u2014 The process of getting bigger or developing.<\/p>\n Incision<\/strong> \u2014 A cut made carefully, like in surgery.<\/p>\n Intelligence<\/strong> \u2014 The ability to learn and understand things.<\/p>\n Intuition<\/strong> \u2014 Knowing something without being told.<\/p>\n Symptom<\/strong> \u2014 A sign that something is wrong with your body.<\/p>\n Tend<\/strong> \u2014 To usually do something or be likely to do it.<\/p>\n Trance<\/strong> \u2014 A state where you seem to be asleep but awake.<\/p>\n Allotment<\/strong> \u2014 A share or portion given to someone.<\/p>\n Amphibious<\/strong> \u2014 Can live on land and in water.<\/p>\n Blair<\/strong> \u2014 A person’s name.<\/p>\n Deprive<\/strong> \u2014 To take something away from someone.<\/p>\n Ecstatic<\/strong> \u2014 Extremely happy.<\/p>\n Heritage<\/strong> \u2014 Traditions and history passed down from the past.<\/p>\n Hysteria<\/strong> \u2014 Wild excitement or panic.<\/p>\n Liberate<\/strong> \u2014 To set someone free.<\/p>\n Manipulate<\/strong> \u2014 To control someone in a tricky way.<\/p>\n Overpower<\/strong> \u2014 To defeat someone using greater strength.<\/p>\n Policy<\/strong> \u2014 A rule or plan that guides decisions.<\/p>\n Propaganda<\/strong> \u2014 Information made to make you think a certain way.<\/p>\n Regime<\/strong> \u2014 A government or system in control.<\/p>\n Ruthless<\/strong> \u2014 Showing no mercy or kindness.<\/p>\n Strategy<\/strong> \u2014 A careful plan to achieve a goal.<\/p>\n Gadget<\/strong> \u2014 A small tool or device.<\/p>\n Industrious<\/strong> \u2014 Hard-working and busy.<\/p>\n Innovation<\/strong> \u2014 A new invention or idea.<\/p>\n Interchangeable<\/strong> \u2014 Can be swapped or exchanged easily.<\/p>\n Mandatory<\/strong> \u2014 Required, you must do it.<\/p>\n Philosophy<\/strong> \u2014 The study of big questions about life and thinking.<\/p>\n Predict<\/strong> \u2014 To say what will happen before it does.<\/p>\n Atrocious<\/strong> \u2014 Extremely bad or terrible.<\/p>\n Capitalism<\/strong> \u2014 A system where people own businesses and trade freely.<\/p>\n Constitutes<\/strong> \u2014 To make up or form something.<\/p>\n Consumer<\/strong> \u2014 A person who buys and uses products.<\/p>\n Contagious<\/strong> \u2014 Can be spread from person to person.<\/p>\n