Vocabulary for Achievement, fourth course, Lesson 3 & 4

To deceive skillfully; to charm

"She was cunning enough to _____ her classmates into doing the work for her."

• beguile

• ignoble

• feral

• provincial

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

Wishing to do good; kindly

"Mark's _____ shows in the many small deeds he does to help others."

• wiliness

• benevolence

• unseemliness

• demeanor

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Appropriateness of behavior; propriety

"We trust he will show the proper _____ for the occasion."

• mores

• beguilement

• decorum

• wiliness

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The way one behaves or presents oneself; one's manner.

"Her carefree _____ hid her deep anxiety about her mother's health."

• mores

• ignobility

• unseemliness

• demeanor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Wild and untamed; savage

"Bites from stray or _____ cats can be more prone to infection that those from a pet."

• feral

• decorous

• benevolent

• ignoble

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Mean, unethical or dishonorable; not noble in character.

"The _____ rider constantly whipped his gentle horse."

• benevolent

• ignoble

• beguiling

• provincial

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Accepted standards and customs of a social group.

"_____ of traditional southern society place great value on hospitality."

• Unseemliness

• Ferals

• Mores

• Beguilements

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Relating to areas that are far from large cities or capitals.

"The _____ governments controlled land use in their respective regions."

• provincial

• decorous

• feral

• wily

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Unfitting and inappropriate; grossly improper

"When Mrs. Smith remarried two days after her divorce was finalized, everyone said her behavior was _____.

• unseemly

• benevolent

• demeanor

• provincial

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Cunning; full of trickery or intentions to deceive.

"The _____ character Tom Sawyer not only tricked his friends into doing his work, but he also got them to pay for that 'privilege'."

• decorous

• wily

• demeanor

• mores

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C