Vocabulary Challenge 10th grade Week 3

I grew very worried when my best friend, who is usually very friendly, grew quiet and ___________.

• despondent
• rash
• aloof
• deft

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

I tried to explain why his girlfriend was blowing up my phone, but it only _________________ the situation.

• exacerbate
• exacerbated
• exacerbates
• exacerbating

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The state of being united, whole, or sticking together. 

• aloof
• ruse
• adverse
• cohesive

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A scheme or plan, usually designed to deceive.

• rash
• ruse
• lament
• cement

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

With ________ precision, he dribbled the ball down the court, outmaneuvered the defense, and shot the ball.

• deft
• cleft
• bereft
• carafe

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

True or False? If a text is cryptic, it is easy to understand.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The mourners showed _____________ for the deceased person by crying out in ____________. (The same word fits both blanks)

• plausible
• multifaceted
• dissent
• lament

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

To commit a wrong

• deplore
• aloof
• transgress
• apathy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

disinterest, not caring

• apathy
• deft
• delinquency
• dissent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Rosa Parks _________ from the prevailing opinion that people of color were second-class citizens. 

• transgressed
• lamented
• rused
• dissented

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4