Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 4-6

When you correct a mistake on a homework or classwork assignment for a higher score, you:

• conceal it

• compound it

• justify it

• rectify it

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Police officers would chase criminals who:

• confess

• resign

• abscond

• reform

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Shoplifting, or stealing goods from a store, is a form of what?

• larceny

• charity

• rivalry

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Which of the following is another word for cremate?

• reduce

• dismantle

• incinerate

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

People who can easily get to and use public transportation have easy:

• victory

• access

• ascent

• renewal

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which of the following is another word for chaos, or comlpete confusion?

• anarchy

• order

• mobility

• resentment

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

A swim across the English Channel is one of the most arduous physical challenges in the world.

Arduous most nearly means:

• ancient

• difficult

• tempting

• easy

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Anyone who is willing to swim the Englihs Channel must wait until a summer day when the tides are most aupicious if they hope to complete the task.

When the tides or other conditions are auspicious, they are:

• dangerous

• predictable

• favorable

• powerful

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Even on the best days, however, the challenging conditions in the English Channel are sure to discourage all but the fittest and most intrepid swimmers.

Which of the following words could not be used to replace intrepid?

• fearless

• daring

• timid

• brave

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Consider, for example, that the water temperature is generally a very cold 60 degrees or so and that, according to accepted rules, wet suits are not allowed. Another daunting factor is the distance. Even through a straight swim at the shortest point across the Channel would cover 22.5 miles, water dcurrents push swimmers sideways, first in one direction, then in another.

Daunting most nearly means:

• daring

• surprising

• intimidating

• encouraging

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4