Brit Lit Vocab 4

Which of the words below means "complicated; highly convoluted?" 

• Plaudit
• Labyrinthine
• Abrogate
• Talisman

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word below best completes the sentence? 
"The movie received numerous ____________(s) for the special effects." 

• credible
• abrasive
• abhor
• plaudit

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

If you wanted to describe something as "mysterious" or "puzzling", you could call it __________________. 

• reprehensible
• enigmatic
• noxious
• abrasive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

There are some people who are always looking for a reason to fight. You could call them ________________________. 

• truculent
• credible
• enigmatic
• abhorrent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When the weather report showed possible ice and snow, we were all hoping that school would be _________________(ed). 

• labyrinthine
• truculant
• abrogate
• bilk

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Ravens are often seen as ______________(s) of bad news. 

• talisman
• harbinger
• abhor
• truculent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Some people think that Kanye West's alter ego "Yeezus" could be considered ______________ because of the obvious reference to Jesus (the Christian messiah figure). 

• knotty
• abrasive
• blasphemy
• truculent

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The puppy _______________(ed) its new owner as it left the animal shelter and went to its forever home. 

• abrogate
• engender
• tangent
• nuzzle

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

When you are writing a research paper, it's important to check that your sources are __________________. 

• credible
• credence
• credulous
• incredible

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

The young man was so ashamed by the ________________ behavior of his friends at dinner, that he personally apologized to the manager of t he restaurant. 

• truculent
• abhor
• reprehensible
• placid

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4