E9 Words of the Week Set 1

A man wearing a puffy snowsuit during a 90-degree summer day is an ________________________.

• irk

• unfathomable

• aberration

• prerogative

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

After revealing his evil plot to his companions, the villain let out a ________________________ laugh.

• elucidate

• malevolent

• quibbling

• empathy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

I asked my little brother to leave me alone, but much to my disappointment, he continued to __________________ me.

• placid

• vexation

• prowess

• irk

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The class was so _______________________ that half the students just slept right through it.

• vapid

• cantakerous

• unsullied

• qualms

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Athletes competing in the Olympic Games have already shown they have extreme ___________________ when it comes to sports performance.

• vexation

• placid

• qualms

• prowess

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Usually my grandma is sweet and quiet, but she quickly became __________________________ after we used her good china for frisbee practice.

• vapid

• empathy

• cantankerous

• unfathomable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

My mother looked at us sternly and commanded that my sister and I stop ___________________________ over the last pieces of Halloween candy.

• irk

• aberration

• quibbling

• elucidate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Showing ______________________ towards someone who is hurting is one way to support them.

• prowess

• empathy

• vexation

• aberration

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

To the children looking in, the depth of the old well was ______________________________.

• unfathomable

• elucidate

• malevolent

• cantankerous

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Jordan was in a state of ___________________________ after she discovered her boyfriend was also secretly dating her best friend Melissa.

• irk

• aberration

• empathy

• vexation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4