Ambitious Vocabulary

Ambitious Vocabulary

9th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

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Ambitious Vocabulary

Ambitious Vocabulary

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.3.2F, L.11-12.4C, RI.9-10.4

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Tyler Seeley

Used 21+ times

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Define: Arcane

melodious, tempting, or alluring.

to rot or become irritated

mysterious; secret; obscure

Answer explanation

The cave was arcane; no one knew what was inside.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Define: Cacophonous

pleasant sound

an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds

to fall/pour

Answer explanation

The wind created a cacophony of banging and clanging.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Define: Callous

impossible to eliminate, forget, or change.

a moderate or small amount

Hardened, insensitive or unkind.

Answer explanation

They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Define: Cascade

to fall/pour

to hide

a large amount of something

Answer explanation

Rain cascaded from the clouds.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Define: Entice

intensely bright; brilliant.

to lead on by exciting hope or desire

any complex structure containing an intricate network of parts

Answer explanation

I was enticed by the smell of cookies.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Define: Ephemeral

Magical

impossible to eliminate, forget, or change

Lasts a short time or temporary

Answer explanation

The cold was ephemeral because the sun came out only ten minutes later.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Define: Euphonious

raising a great clatter and commotion

pleasant sounding

to rot or become irritated

Answer explanation

Euphonious singing came from the birds.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

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