Wordly Wise Book 9 Lesson 11

Lindsey has an aversion to cold-blooded animals.  Synonym?

• fondness
• warmness
• opposition
• attraction

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Cade works two jobs to defray the cost of his education and avoid borrowing.  Synonym?

• pay
• defer
• extend
• forgive

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Personal computers have superseded typewriters as the most popular tool for word processing.  Synonym?

• dominated
• subjugated
• joined
• replaced

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The administration was caught off guard by the furor over the decision to stop offering the salad bar in the cafeteria. Synonym?

• uproar
• silence
• calm
• serenity

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The manager wrote the weekly schedule on a calendar so it would be tangible for all involved. Synonym?

• vague
• understandable
• indistinct
• uncertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

_{Waiting until the last minute to register meant Sammy had to choose from the paucity of elective options that were still available. ANTONYM?}

• abundance
• scarcity
• insufficiency
• lack

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Dad tried to provide one last idyllic summer weekend before school started again. ANTONYM?

• calm
• pleasant
• carefree
• traumatic

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Among the amenities in the community where all the shops within walking distance. ANTONYMS?

• comforts
• detriments
• bonuses
• conveniences

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Complacency is the enemy of improvement. ANTONYM?

• concern
• satisfaction
• contentment
• calm

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The formula failed because it was based on a fallacious assumption. ANTONYM?

• wrong
• mistaken
• correct
• untrue

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4