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Brit Lit, Vocab 16

Authored by Robert Laurie

English

12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 20+ times

Brit Lit, Vocab 16
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

acrid
earnest
disgruntled
discontented

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

wistful
frivolous
disgruntled
equivocal

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

wistful
acerbic
equivocal
frivolous

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

inquisitive
acrid
solemn
frivolous

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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