PSAT Week 2

These are antonyms of which word?

collect

gather

hoard

accumulate

• dissipate

• exonerate

• fastidious

• flippant

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Shaun was taken into police custody for suspected vandalism. He was later ___________ed (dismissed of the charges) when the true criminal came forward and confessed to the crimes.

• espouse

• innate

• pervasive

• exonerate

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Tom (the man in the middle) can be described as ______________ because he is overly worried about cleanliness, and may be difficult to please.

• fastidious

• espouse

• gluttonous

• nonchalance

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The police officer's _____________ response regarding the wild gorilla was shocking to the lady on the phone.

• flippant

• innate

• larceny

• fastidious

Choose the three best synonyms for the word frivolous.

• petty

• silly

• unimportant

• crucial

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Eating competitions encourage participants to be __________________.

• gluttonous

• fastidious

• pendantic

• dissipate

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Typically, political candidates are expected to ____________ their political party's belief systems and policies.

• espouse

• larceny

• pervasive

• innate

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which of the following would most likely be considered innate?

• the ability to breathe

• the ability to write

• the ability to make friends

• the ability to argue

Arman could not argue the charges of _____________ since he was caught on camera.

• larceny

• gluttonous

• nonchalance

• espouse

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which 3 synonyms fit the word nonchalance?

• casualness

• indifference

• disregard

• relevance

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5