Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 7 Set B

Lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity. A person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks.

• menial

• acme

• attribute

• belittle

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

An effective press secretary can _______ almost any question a reporter asks.

• excise

• doctrine

• parry

• convey

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious

• acme

• convey

• jaunty

• predatory

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

To destroy, lay waste, ruin.

• ravage

• haggard

• acme

• stance

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A fashion model's ___________ is calculated to show off a designer's clothing to best advantage.

• tawdry

• exotic

• stance

• wallow

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Loud, gaudy, tacky, vulgar

• tawdry

• menial

• acme

• stance

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A person who switches to an opposing side or party.

• tawdry

• jaunty

• turncoat

• unassuming

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Conceited, pretentious, self-important

• unassuming

• turncoat

• parried

• exotic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

After a strenuous hike, I was too tired to do anything but ___________blissfully in a hot bath.

• acme

• predatory

• wallow

• exotic

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

To move to and from become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision.

• predatory

• jaunty

• waver

• tawdry

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C