Unit 5 Vocab

Most historians agree that military disasters during World War 1 were the __________ that sparked the Russian Revolution of 1917.

• exodus

• catalyst

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

During the summer, urban "sun worshipers" begin their weekly ________ from the city at around 3:00 p.m. on Friday

• exodus

• servitude

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Since they are firmly based on the logic of a sentence, the rules of punctuation should not be considered purely _______.

• arbitrary

• slapdash

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

__________, disgusted with the government's policies, look to the streets to register a vote of no confidence.

• Accomplices

• Millitants

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

It's up to us to get rid of any _______ prejudices that we may still unwittingly hold against members of other races an nationalities.

• latent

• arbitrary

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CCSS.L.3.2F

He has deceived me so many times that I am forced to conclude that he is simply a(n) ________ liar.

• incorrigible

• morose

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The brook _______ along its rocky course seemed to be conversing wordlessly with the wind murmuring in the trees.

• pratting

• annihilating

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

For the world's starving millions, finding enough food to keep body and soul together has become the _______ concern in life.

• paramount

• latent

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

With their bigger, faster more experienced players, South High simply ________ our team, 56 to 7.

• annihilated

• succumbed

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

The best way to _______ the contention that something is not possible to do is to go and do it.

• facilitate

• rebut

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D