Vocabulary Practice Quiz (words 1-15)

barricade means to

• storm

• pelt

• lure

• block

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

contortion means:

• gleam

• crookedness

• competence

• identification

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

apprehensive means:

• smug

• guilty

• scared

• angry

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

brackish means:

• standard

• sympathetic

• unpalatable

• biannual

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

banish means to:

• send away from a place of residence, as for punishment

• spur on or encourage, especially by cheers or shouts

• incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness

• blame for: make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

attentive means;

• not appropriate in application; defective

• breaking with convention or tradition

• taking heed; giving close and careful consideration to

• showing a lack of awareness, concentration, or care

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RL.7.4

aptitude means to:

• a composite of mixed origin

• code of correct conduct

• a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

• natural ability

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

bluff means to:

• fake someone out

• drop steeply

• take up or begin anew

• think about carefully

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Which of the following would most likely to be considered brackish?

• gatorade

• fresh squeezed juice

• polluted water

• thick stew

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

conspicuous means:

• prosperous

• continuous

• dwindling

• obvious

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E