Vocabulary of The Pit & The Pendulum

The ______________ that she was honest proved to be a naive one.

• supposition

• prutinecity

• lucid

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

It’s normal to ______________ one’s gaze from such a horrific sight.

• suppose

• lucid

• avert

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

She could describe the incident in a

__________________ way, even though it occurred years ago.

• tumultous

• lucid

• insuperable

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The peasant lay _________________

at the baron’s feet, fearful of his decision.

• tumultous

• prostrate

• insuperable

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The goal seemed _______________

, but the team labored to achieve it.

• tumultous

• lucid

• insuperable

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The woman devoted herself to her work with a ______________

remarkable for her years.

• pertinacity

• supposition

• aversion

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The ship left on a perilous voyage toward a distant and __________________ shore.

• lucid

• tumultuous

• indeterminate

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

His ___________________

feelings overwhelmed him and left him incapable of action.

• protrate

• indeterminate

• tumuluous

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4