Lesson 15 Vocabulary Power Plus ACT - Book G

paltry means

• corrupt

• friendly

• delicious

• insignificant

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

sinister means

• brisk

• ominous

• triple

• adjusted

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

detest means to

• defray

• despise

• denote

• detour

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

To those affected it is the arbitrary nature of the tax changes that has them rattled.

Source: Economist

In this sentence, arbitrary means

• broad in scope

• based on or subject to individual discretion or preference rather than law, reason, or fact

• very active

• poor enough to need help from others

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

persistent means

• stubbornly unyielding

• strange in an interesting or pleasing way

• being unjustly brought into disrepute

• lower than previously

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

incoherent means

• confused

• destructive

• dishonorable

• complaining

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

prediction means

• complaint

• retelling

• debate

• forecast

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

dexterity means

• exemption from punishment or loss

• a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

• any epidemic disease with a high death rate

• skill in physical action or cleverness

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

succinct means

• cordial

• lovely

• to the point

• vague

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Where is tundra most likely to be located?

• the Brazilian jungle

• a shopping mall

• the Arctic

• an ice cream shop

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7