Sophomore Honors Vocabulary Quiz #3

Though he claims he didn’t mean to _________ his brother, the man has a long history of embarrassing him in public.

• absolve

• abash

• lambaste

• facetious

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

I took Laura some homemade cookies, hoping to __________ her sadness.

• abash

• absolve

• abate

• facetious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The __________ man never remembered his wife’s birthday but got angry when she forgot his.

• egocentric

• facetious

• nefarious

• tenacious

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

While Aaron thought he was being funny, he did not realize his remarks came across as __________.

• tenacious

• facetious

• egocentric

• quaint

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

He will be ___________ of any crimes he ever committed.

• lambasted

• abated

• absolved

• abashed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The rude shopper continued to __________ the sales clerk for not moving quick enough.

• abate

• abash

• absolve

• lambaste

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Knowledge gives you power by making you less ___________ to negative influences.

• malleable

• nefarious

• tenacious

• quaint

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Even though Jackson was smaller than his other teammates, his __________ attitude allowed him to accomplish as much as they did.

• facetious

• tenacious

• egocentric

• nefarious

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The __________ September 11th attacks did not weaken America.

• quaint

• facetious

• tenacious

• nefarious

As I walked through the __________ shop, I felt as though I was transported back in time.

• nefarious

• malleable

• quaint

• abash

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F