"Desiree's Baby" Vocabulary Practice

The mother couldn't stand the grief of her child's death and she threw herself upon flames of the ___.

• layette

• pyre
• pall

• somber

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

Armand is a very _____ person; his demands are very tiring and not easy to fulfill.

• sumptuous

• imperious

• beneficent

• prevailing

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Because of the ___ song, everyone grew quiet and became thoughtful.

• suffused

• disquieting

• somber

• prevailing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The ___ that the trees cast in the forest that Halloween night was very frightful.

• pyre

• layette

• beneficent

• pall

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Valerie's ___ gesture was greatly appreciated by everyone in need of kindness.

• imperious

• beneficent

• suffused

• prevailing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The baby boy's ___ was adorable; everything was light blue and green.

• pall

• pyre

• imperious

• layette

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 smell of coconut and pineapple was ___ throughout the room; it was divine!

• suffused

• disquieting

• somber

• imperious

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The photos of the crime scene where the violent murder took place were ___ to anyone who saw them.

• beneficent

• suffused

• disquieting

• sumptuous

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The feel of the expensive sheets was so ___ that I never wanted to get out of bed.

• somber

• sumptuous

• prevailing

• disquieting

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The ___ belief of the medical community is that a low fat diet is much more healthy than one that is high in fat.

• suffused

• disquieting

• sumptuous

• prevailing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4