High School List 3

She left her books thrown precariously in a sloppy pile. Sloppy means ...

• organized

• haphazard

• exploit

• fervent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The antonym of melancholy is ...

• sad

• somber

• cheerful

• inscrutable

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Most mothers have an inherent need to protect their children. What does inherent mean?

• assimilate

• devoid

• foreign

• inborn

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

A bomb is an example of this type of device.

• incompetent

• incendiary

• inscrutable

• lethargic

A large tree blocked the road. Another word for blocked is to ......

• obstruct

• exploit

• justify

• latent

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Nostalgia refers to ...

• determine one's position with reference to another point

• deficient in alertness or activity

• an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

• a longing for something past

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Her music combines jazz and rock. Another word for combines into a whole is .....

• facilitates

• contour

• justify

• integrates

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The desert is this type of environment.

• fervent

• assimilate

• impetuous

• inscrutable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

His glaring flashlight blinded her as they looked for the earring that she dropped. Glaring means ....

• blazing

• large

• fervent

• incendiary

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Incomprehensible is a synonym for ....

• inherent

• lethargic

• inscrutable

• intuition

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4