The house burned to the ground so fast that we could only watch, ___________.

• curt

• quell

• overcast

• aghast

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Elsa's response was polite and gracious, but Cathy's was ________.

• shirk

• aghast

• finagle

• curt

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

After our long trip, Jenny's neatness was a sharp contrast to my wrinkled ______________.

• disarray

• aghast

• extrovert

• pittance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

If someone is the life of the party and enjoys mixing with others and exchanging ideas, that person is an _____________.

• vogue

• extrovert

• overcast

• finagle

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Zoe wasn't on the guest list, but she managed to slyly acquire an invitation to the party. What is another word for "slyly acquire"?

• quell

• shirk

• curt

• finagle

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Cruelty is considered to be immoral.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Yoshi, Joanne, and I had to make up, on the spot, a short skit about pioneer life. What is another word for "make up, on the spot"?

• shirk

• improvise

• aghast

• vogue

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Can't Mary Ann ever behave in a normal way instead of doing such __________ things?

• outlandish

• curt

• disarray

• improvise

We had hoped for a sunny day, but it was ________________.

• immoral

• disarray

• curt

• overcast

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Can people really survive on the __________ those factory employees receive for their work?

• pittance

• vogue

• curt

• shirk

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F