Vocabulary exercise for class 10

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word. You may have to change the tense.

(commiserate, combat, collusion, coagulate, clumsy, clandestine, circumvent, collateral, coerce, cognizant)

1. Is the prisoner ……………….. of his rights?

2. Prisoners of war were often ………………. into writing letters praising their captors.

3. The house served as ………………….. for the loan.

4. The swindler tried to ………………………. the law.

5. The spy had a ………………………….. meeting to receive confidential information.

6. The ………………… waiter spilled the soup.

7. Certain drugs cause blood to ………………….

8. The diplomat was arrested for acting in …………………. with the enemy.

9. The nation will ……………… all invaders.

10. Friends ………………….. with the bereaved family.

Answers

1. Is the prisoner cognizant of his rights?

2. Prisoners of war were often coerced into writing letters praising their captors.

3. The house served as collateral for the loan.

4. The swindler tried to circumvent the law.

5. The spy had a clandestine meeting to receive confidential information.

6. The clumsy waiter spilled the soup.

7. Certain drugs cause blood to coagulate.

8. The diplomat was arrested for acting in collusion with the enemy.

9. The nation will combat all invaders.

10. Friends commiserated with the bereaved family.

Meanings

Cognizant – aware, knowledgeable, mindful

Coerce – force, compel, drive, intimidate

Collateral – security, pledge, warranty

Circumvent – bypass, elude, evade, frustrate

Clandestine – secret, undercover, hidden, secretive

Clumsy – careless, maladroit, blundering

Coagulate – clot, thicken, harden

Collusion – conspiracy, treason, fraud

Combat – fight, attack

Commiserate – sympathize with, show pity