Unit 1 Vocabulary

(adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

• hackneyed
• innuendo
• unctuous
• meritorious

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

(adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow

• unctuous
• lurid
• coalition
• elicit

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Sha'Nice tried to __ information about the surprise from her boyfriend by tricking him into talking about it.

• elicit
• hiatus
• jaded
• simulate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

When running in the hot August sun, I try to find long stretches of __ to run under in attempt to stay cool.

• umbrage
• petulant
• prerogative
• assuage

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

I usually try to avoid __ people due to their hostile tempers. Any comment can set them off!

• decadence
• expostulate
• intercede
• petulant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Most mainstream radio stations will overplay a hit song so that it becomes __ very quickly.

• hackneyed
• provincial
• coalition
• unctuous

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

After being deployed 6 times over the past 17 years with some deployments over 2 years long, John was __ and had his fingers crossed that he wouldn't be deployed again before retirement.

• unctuous
• jaded
• provincial
• hiatus

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Synonym of: alliance, partnership

• jaded
• hiatus
• coalition
• approbation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

True/False: 
The meritorious student was awarded valedictorian and Byrnes's highest student honors for being such an upstanding student and respectful member of the community.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

True/False:
The man decided to take a hiatus from work without telling his boss and was ultimately fired.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C