Grammar Practice Vocabulary Quiz #5

Define putrid

• decaying or rotting and emitting a rotting smell

• unpolluted and smelling sweetly

• smelling like sewer

• undecomposed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Define jocose

• dull or sluggish

• playful or humorous

• comical and happy

• discontented or moody

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Define alacrity

• slow and sluggish

• enthusiastic

• brisk and cheerful readiness

• halfheartedness

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Define regale

• to distract with conversation

• to entertain with a fancy meal

• to bore or exhaust

• to entertain or amuse with talk

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Define sultry

• hot and humid

• crisp and dry

• tropical weather

• arctic-like weather

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Define amble

• to walk at a slow, relaxed pace

• to walk with a brisk purpose

• to march in formation

• to rest and relax

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Define ebony

• brunette

• a dark color, similar to soot or coal

• blonde

• white, or bright colored

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Define virtuous

• easily swayed to follow the crowd

• dishonest and immoral

• having or showing high moral standards

• being innocent of any crime

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Define bailiwick

• profession

• an area one hasn't studied yet

• physical territory

• an area of particular interest

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Define rejoin

• to react to something said or written

• to ask for more information

• to say something in answer to a remark, usually rudely or in a discouraging manner

• to interrogate

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B