Pride and Prejudice Vocab #8

After a few more banalities Dickinson Faust rose, shook Dean's hand, patted his shoulder and bid a cheery ______.

• adieu

• elope

• trifle

• amok

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

His noble features and cold, ______ demeanor gave others the impression that he was cold and apathetic.

• aloof

• amok

• fortitude

• voluble

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

It is based on nutritional facts and not ______.

• conjecture

• diversion

• impunity

• sensible

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Of these books, he adds, one is very ______, but the other short and concise.

• diffuse

• shrewish

• trifling

• aloof

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Some people use video games as a distraction or ______ from everyday life.

• diversion

• al dente

• elopement

• conjecture

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Couples who plan a Las Vegas wedding are often looking for a unique way to ______.

• elope

• alma mater

• diffuse

• shrew

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In figures such as Martin Luther King, the world draws moral ______ fortitude and an example of the effectiveness of non-violent struggle.

• fortitude

• impunity

• conjecture

• al dente

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

So long as the epidermis of animals remains sound, disease germs may come in contact with it almost with ______, but immediately on its being fissured, or a larger wound made through it, the underlying parts, the blood and soft tissues, are attacked by them

• impunity

• trifle

• voluble

• adieu

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

One day she is ______, well educated, and good-natured, and the next she's a wild beast....

• sensible

• diffuse

• trifle

• shrewish

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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 is often ill-tempered and ______ which often keeps her from making and keeping friends.

• shrewish

• fortitude

• voluble

• amok

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4