Vocab Lesson 1 - 10th Grade

Write the vocab word that best fits in the following sentence: When his employee kept agreeing with everything that he said, the boss realized that his employee was a ___________________.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

When someone asks "How is the weather?" and you reply "It's 2:00 in the afternoon," this is an example of a _____________________.

Write the vocab word that best fits in the following sentence: Cell phones are ______________________ among our society today; everyone seems to have one.

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which of the following is an antonym for pernicious? (Check all that apply)

• kind

• cruel

• harmful

• thoughtful

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

A statement that doesn't logically follow the flow of a conversation is called a _____________________.

• diatribe

• pernicious

• ubiquitous

• non sequitur

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Write the vocab word that best completes the following sentence: Ebola is a deadly, _________________ virus.

A diatribe is ___________________.

• a bitter, forceful verbal attack

• appearing everywhere

• tending to cause harm

• someone that uses flattery to get what they want

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Someone who uses flattery to try to get what they want from an authority figure is called...

• Sycophant

• Pernicious

• Ubiquitous

• Diatribe

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which of the following is a synonym for ubiquitous?

• scarce

• popular

• rare

• hard to find

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Write the vocab word that best finishes the following sentence: Upset about his demotion, Ed made an angry ___________ to his employer.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6