Things Fall Apart Vocabulary Chapters 1-8

As an __________ young woman, Helen never thought about saving for her retirement.

• improvident

• impending

• intricate

• interim

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The _________ design on those teacups is beautiful!

• imperious

• intricate

• tentative

• potent

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

While my car is in the shop, I think I’ll borrow Dad’s Corvette for getting around during the _________.

• prowess

• ultimatum

• abomination

• interim

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Because fate is ____________, you never know what it will bring into your life.

• kindred

• capricious

• poignant

• intricate

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When Mark got promoted to the rank of captain, he became very __________, yelling commands at everyone as if he were the most important person in any room.

• tentative

• benevolent

• imperious

• interim

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Sarah’s ______ client insisted she work during the holidays.

• exacting

• benevolent

• tentative

• poignant

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Steve ________ told Ashley that the dress did, in fact, make her look fat.

• brusquely

• intricately

• poignantly

• potently

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

My husband and I were brought together by our _______ love of computer science.

• kindred

• improvident

• capricious

• atoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Holding the door open for Marie was very ________ of you.

• brusque

• benevolent

• capricious

• tentative

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The emergency alert instructed everyone to prepare for the _______ tornado.

• impending

• intricate

• imperious

• exacting

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4