ASC Posted Vocab Chapters 1-6

Ruby and her friend exchanged __________ glances across the room when their teacher wasn't looking.

• furtive

• blathered

• overt

• melodramatic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Furtive means:

• Overdramatic, exaggerated, and emotional

• Unavoidable or certain to happen

• Secretive

• Undeniable or undoubtable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Something that jumpstarts a reaction is a _________________.

• Prodigy

• Catalyst

• Gauntlet

• Grimace

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Luis hoped his bike accident would be a ___________ for stricter bike laws.

• Grimace

• Prodigy

• Gauntlet

• Catalyst

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The slight change in my soup recipe was ____________ to my family. They didn't notice the difference in taste.

• Melodramatic

• Imperceptible

• Superfluous

• Inevitable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

A synonym for imperceptible is:

• Undetectable

• Melodramatic

• Obvious

• Superfluous

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

The newspaper was sued for ___________ after publishing lies about a celebrity.

• Defamation

• Blathering

• Grimacing

• Resurgence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The seven-year-old chess champion is considered a _________________.

• Catalyst

• Prodigy

• Grimace

• Resurgence

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

________________ means unnecessary; more than enough.

• Resurgence

• Demand

• Shortage

• Superfluous

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

My sister waved her arms in a ________________ manner to get my attention. You could see her from a mile away!

• Melodramatic

• Furtive

• Imperceptible

• Diminuitive

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6