Word of the Day

Jennifer was very hurt after she read the ________ comments written about her after she posted her senior picture on Instagram.

• nirvana

• aghast

• candid

• gloat

This picture can best be described as a giant ______________.

• brouhaha

• noxious

• myriad

• endeavor

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Reading a 1000 page collection of Shakespeare plays can be a _________ task, even for an English teacher.

• tangible

• myriad

• supercilious

• daunting

Babies learning to talk often try to ________ their parents speech and facial expressions.

• appaul

• emulate

• debilitate

• adhere

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Kanye West is rather _______ to think that he has a legitimate shot at becoming the President of the United States.

• supercilious

• modicum

• noxious

• daunting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

This image depicts a person in a state of _____.

• nirvana

• gloat

• vagary

• buffoonery

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

7. Training to qualify for the Boston Marathon was quite an __________.

• endeavor

• emulate

• acquiescence

• appauled

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

In order to achieve her goals the athlete needed to ______ to a disciplined workout schedule.

• paultry

• adhere

• daunting

• gloat

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

A synonym for longing is _________ . It can also mean having desires that are tinged with sadness

• wistful

• noxious

• tangible

• candid

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Complete the analogy: ___________ is to weaken as adhere is to follow.

• acquiesce

• gloat

• debilitate

• emulate

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D