Brit Lit, Vocab 16

In schools, the month of May is a _____ time, with the knowledge that a year of toil is over, but so are the good times we've spent.

• wistful
• disgruntled
• frivolity
• ascerbic

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

His _____ and sober piety, his humility, his gentleness, appear in almost every line.

• acrid
• earnest
• disgruntled
• discontented

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

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He turned and climbed back down the stairs, obviously _____, but not arguing further.

• wistful
• frivolous
• disgruntled
• equivocal

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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Moreover, in a letter to Cardinal Richard, archbishop of Paris, the pope affirms that this his solemn decision is " firm, _____ and irrevocable."

• wistful
• frivolous
• reflective
• authoritative

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Though on the surface, The Onion is simply a _____, satirical depiction of current events, a closer look reveals deep insights on the absurdity of modern life.

• frivolous
• disgruntled
• earnest
• somber

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In January 2016, the curmudgeonly, bitter, and _____ essayist Florence King died at the age of 80.

• wistful
• acerbic
• equivocal
• frivolous

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The death of the artist known as Prince was a _____ occasion in the musical world and beyond.

• inquisitive
• acrid
• solemn
• frivolous

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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One of the requirements of an effective reporter is an _____ nature; they must have a sincere thirst for knowledge and information that is meaningful to the masses.

• acrid
• somber
• equivocal
• inquisitive

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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August Rodin's famous sculpture "The Thinker" is a popular symbol for the _____ nature of academic life.

• pensive
• acerbic
• grave
• frivolous

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

War poetry from the Modernism movement is _____, as readers are often left to interpret whether war is a noble endeavor or a shameful pursuit.

• wistful
• equivocal
• frivolous
• frivolity

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9