Context Clues H

The con man bamboozled the customers by making false promises. Define BAMBOOZLE.

• to surprise
• to decieve
• to charm
• to anger

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

I'm in a quandary about which friend's birthday party to attend this weekend.  Define QUANDARY.

• dilemma
• anxiety
• surprise
• superiority

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

I vacillated between going on a family vacation or going to summer camp; it was so hard to choose.  Define vacillate.

• To guess
• To wonder
• To decide
• To waver

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Celebrity chef Bobby Flay is a virtuoso in the kitchen.  Define virtuoso.

• Undeserving person 
• Person who makes a mess
• Person of great skill
• Person of great beauty

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The voracious team members ate one pizza each after the swim meet. Define voracious.

• Excited
• Starving
• Happy
• Angry

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

We left the campsite after spending a wretched night in torrential rain with a ripped tent.  Define wretched.

• miserable
• wonderful
• comfortable
• angry

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The huge crowd waiting in line at the new store was an auspicious sign of future success.  Define auspicious.

• bad
• favorable
• confusing
• disappointing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The successful man earned his millions through deceit and chicanery.  Define chicanery.

• perseverance 
• truthfulness
• trickery
• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The spy traveled incognito into enemy territory.  Define incognito.

• in the open
• safely
• in disguise
• quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The loquacious barber always told long, drawn-out stories while cutting a customer's hair. 

• quiet
• angry
• very talkative
• skilled

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F