Eng9 - L1 Vocab

Fill in the blank:

He tried to ________ his father into letting him go to a movie on a school night.

• emancipate

• wheedle

• bewail

• detract

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which of the following words means "to express deep regret or sorrow?"

• obligate

• wheedle

• plumb

• bewail

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Staring at the blank sheet of paper on which I was supposed to write a poem, I found myself ________ of ideas.

• extol

• plumb

• destitute

• flamboyant

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The sentence, "I could tell at once that my answer had made her happy" demonstrates the meaning of which ONE of the following words?

• visage

• impetus

• destitution

• bewail

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

To ________ is to take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of

• bewail

• detract

• emancipate

• extol

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

He spent a few years as a _______ before settling in a city and getting a job in a factory.

• visage

• maxim

• impetus

• vagabond

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which of the following words is NOT an antonym for EMANCIPATE?

• to enslave

• to imprison

• to oppress

• to liberate

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

All of the following are definitions for the word "PLUMB" EXCEPT....

• to liberate or free

• to measure the depth of water

• to reach the deepest part of

• to understand by examining closely; to solve

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Theodore Roosevelt ________ physical fitness and vigorous activity.

• plumbed

• wheedled

• extolled

• bewailed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

All of the following sentences demonstrate the meaning of "OBLIGATORY" EXCEPT...

• If you want to be on the committee, you must attend the next meeting.

• Guests at the dinner must wear formal attire.

• You have to carry your driver's license while driving.

• You may choose to have someone accompany you to the appointment.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4