Vocabulary Practice

I now know that Gulliver's Travels, for from being a "children's book," is a work of mature and ____________ satire.

• scathing

• vapid

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The verbal sparring that took place between the two head coaches was _______ across headlines nationwide.

• blazoned

• extricated

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

You may regard her ideas as _______ but I think that they reflect good thinking and sound values.

• salutary

• straitlaced

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The rules of the club proved so __________ that it was all but impossible to carry on business.

• unwieldy

• equitable

How easy it is for a nation to become trapped in an inflationary price rise; how difficult to _______ itself from the upward spiral!

• blazon

• extricate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

I didn't expect the play to be particularly stimulating, but I certainly never anticipated its overwhelmingly ____ power.

• equitable

• soporific

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Instead of brooding about past wrongs, I suggest that you declare a personal _______ and start thinking about the future.

• amnesty

• caveat

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

We had many talented players, but the ______ behavior of a few individuals impaired our team spirit and led a losing season.

• fractious

• scathing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Arriving at _________ arrangements in human affairs often requires sound judgment, as well as good intentions.

• fractious

• equitable

Try placing sachets of _________ herbs, such as lemon balm and lavender, inside your pillow if you suffer from insomnia.

• soporific

• axiomatic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4