12th Grade Vocab Power Unit 1 Quiz

My tongue is going to ________ soon if I don't get a drink right now.

• parch

• writhe

• adhere

• nullify

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Criminals sometimes trick ________ people into giving their credit card numbers over the phone.

• poignant

• doleful

• pensive

• gullible

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Before the Civil War, several southern states tried to ___________ laws passed by the United States government.

• mollify

• adhere

• nullify

• sequester

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

It was difficult to make the decorations for the dance _______ to the wall using masking tape.

• parch

• adhere

• parry

• dissemble

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The _________ way the fox got into the hen house was like a story out of Aesop's fables

• gullible

• furtive

• dolorous

• poignant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word is the opposite of impulsive?

• lurid

• pensive

• garrulous

• poignant

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word is the opposite of unaffecting

• coherent

• immutable

• poignant

• abstemious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which word is the opposite of indifference

• adversary

• condolence

• agnostic

• prognosis

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which one of the following events can be described as nocturnal

• a horse race

• a day at the beach

• a fireworks display

• a stroll at the park

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

How could you try to mollify someone you've had an argument with?

• spread rumors about them

• buy them flowers

• ignore them

• play tricks on them

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4