Voc. 8 (Level G)

The newspaper tabloid _____ that the movie star and the director were having creative differences.

• alleged

• conciliated

• razed

• saturated

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

All of the rumors that are being spread about Chloe are nothing but _____ rubbish.

• irrefutable

• arrant

• lackadaisical

• saturnine

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

I enjoy the delightful ______ between stars like Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn in 1940s movies.

• echelon

• juggernaut

• badinage

• litany

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Nothing Frank did could _____ Ruthie after she lost her necklace which she received as an heirloom.

• allege

• portend

• recant

• conciliate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Because the bank robbers have hostages, the police chief decided to ______ the order to storm the building.

• conciliate

• slough

• exacerbate

• countermand

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Although the civil servant began in the lower ______ of government service, he rose quickly through the ranks.

• paucities

• juggernauts

• echelons

• badinages

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Shouting and name-calling are sure to ______ any quarrel.

• conciliate

• exacerbate

• portend

• raze

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

In order to discredit the candidate, the columnist quoted some of his more ______, self-serving remarks.

• fatuous

• macabre

• irrefutable

• saturnine

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

When Jack received the results of the lab test, he had _____ evidence he was not the father of Miriam’s child.

• irrefutable

• lackadaisical

• macabre

• arrant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Because our football team has gone undefeated for two years, our competitors view us as a(n) _________.

• badinage

• echelon

• juggernaut

• litany

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E