Vocab list #9

Which of the following would belie sadness?

• tears

• a somber song

• an enormous grin

• a death in the family

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following best exemplifies carping?

• "That shirt makes you look fat."

• "How much did your new shirt cost?"

• That shirt matches perfectly with your scarf."

• "Is that my shirt?"

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Dissuade means to:

• beat through cleverness and wit

• enroll into service compulsorily

• try to stir up public opinion

• turn away from by persuasion

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The opposite of endear is:

• repulse

• depend

• regard

• love

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which of these people is flouting the law?

• a pedestrian who waits patiently at a crosswalk

• a driver who knowingly runs red lights

• a judge who is handing down a considered opinion

• a student who takes a class on the legal system

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Heretic best describes someone who is:

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

• an official conducing criminal cases on behalf of the state

• a judge who is handing down a considered opinion

• a person who is a nonconformist and holds unorthodox opinions

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

Who would most need to reconcile?

• best friends who have been fighting

• tourists vacationing at a tropical resort

• volunteers walking dogs at an animal shelter

• children who are learning to read

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Solicit means to:

• request or ask for advice or information

• obtain by intimidation

• make known to the public

• hide or conceal from view

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

______ is a type of patience, especially to endure pain and suffering without complaint.

• Belie

• Solicit

• Valiant

• Sufferance

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Valiant means:

• indulging in or influenced by the imagination

• having decayed or disintegrated

• having or showing heroism or courage

• being bad or evil to the core

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F