Ironic Short Stories Vocab

How would an individual show an example of "parsimony"?

• By spending money to buy gifts for the needy

• By donating money to a charity

• By being unwilling to spend/share any money

• By being poor and not having any money

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which picture shows an image of what a stereotypical brute might look like?

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Which answer is the best synonym for "covet"?

• to desire something

• to hate something

• to hide something

• to fix something

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The student was incredibly offended at the teacher's "imputation" that she was involved in the destruction of the girls' bathroom. Imputation means...?

• Punishment

• Accusation

• Questioning

• Suspicion

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity" is the definition that fits which vocabulary word?

• Vestibule

• Petulant

• Boisterous

• Meretricious

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

If you were at your favorite place in the world, with your favorite people in your life, which word might best describe an emotion you may feel?

• Curiosities

• Rapture

• Dowry

• Profusely

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Laughing, smiling, and flirting are all examples of being...?

• Jovial

• Brutish

• Rapturous

• Coquettish

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Where would be a good place to go fishing, park your boat, or view the water?

• Quay

• Reconnoiter

• Dowry

• Constable

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which picture is the BEST example of "provisions"?

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Instead of feeling _____________, these questions, with their 30 second time limit, feel quite rushed.

• Petulant

• Boisterous

• Interminable

• Jovial

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4