WILLIAMSON vocab review 1

Our proposal about shipping our town's garbage to the moon was ________, but the first selectman took it seriously.

• facetious
• contingent

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

My story about being the prince of Wales was a ___________. I'm really the king of Denmark.

• fabrication
• coup

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

The author's books were so ___________ that even her mother didn't buy any of them.

• abridged
• esoteric

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

This adjective means: Hard to understand; peculiar

• Esoteric
• facetious

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

This verb means: To illustrate by example

• Discern
• Exemplify

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Verb that means: To reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually

• Elicit
• Enervate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Several ____ stand between us and the successful completion of our business proposal; several things could happen to screw it up.

• contingencies
• debacle

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The interviewer skillfully _______ our true feelings by asking us questions that got to the heart of the matter.

• elicited
• delineate

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Verb that means: To libel or slander; to ruin the good name of

• deferred
• Defame

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The local businesswoman accused the newspaper of _________ her by publishing an article that said her company was poorly managed.

• defaming
• enigma

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F