Vocabulary 4

Which word means "to gain the favor of someone through a deliberate effort"?

• ephemeral

• tutelage

• ingratiate

• adulate

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word would you LIKE to be described as in a college letter of recommendation?

• assiduous

• perverse

• adamant

• chary

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Harry Potter studied under the ________________ of Dumbledore.

• pantheon

• accolade

• endow

• tutelage

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

This word means "an expression of approval or respect for special merit, an award"

• adulate

• pantheon

• annals

• accolade

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

When there is an ____________ in the cafeteria, all the teachers come running.

• clique

• pantheon

• altercation

• annals

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Abraham Lincoln is part of the _________________ of presidents who are carved into the side of Mt. Rushmore.

• annals

• clique

• pantheon

• ingratiate

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

All day she had a _________________ desire to press the bruise on her brother's arm.

• perverse

• ephemeral

• assiduous

• decrepit

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

I was so grateful to the anonymous donor who offered to ____________________ our church with $1,000.00

• adulate

• tutelage

• ingratiate

• endow

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

In what situation should you be "chary"?

• watching TV

• taking a nap

• knitting a blanket

• mountain climbing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means the OPPOSITE of soft and easy going?

• ephemeral

• perverse

• adamant

• accolade

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5