Call of the Wild Chapters 1-3

What does imperious(ly) mean?

• Assuming power or authority without justification

• Impossible to prevent, resist, or stop

• To accede to the demands of someone or something

• To pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does insular mean?

• Working or spreading in a hidden and harmful manner

• Cheerless or dejected

• Ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience.

• An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does deft mean?

• Cheerless or dejected

• To accede to the demands of someone or something

• Distinguished bravery or extraordinary ability

• Showing cleverness and skill in handling things

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does futile(ly) mean?

• An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress

• An expression of blame or disapproval

• Incapable of producing any useful result

• To pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word means an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress?

• appeasing

• calamity

• prowess

• insular

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word means an expression of blame or disapproval?

• reproof

• imperious

• disconsolate

• inexorable

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What word means to accede to the demands of someone or something?

• calamity

• deft

• appeasingly

• malingerer

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.6

Which word means distinguished bravery or extraordinary ability?

• futile

• insidious

• reproof

• prowess

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does disconsolate mean?

• impossible to prevent, resist, or stop

• cheerless or dejected

• showing cleverness and skill in handling things

• ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas or peoples outside one's own experience

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does malingerer mean?

• impossible to prevent, resist, or stop

• working or spreading in a hidden and harmful manner

• to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)

• assuming power or authority without justification

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B