Vocabulary#3 Pre-Quiz Inspired by The Odyssey

lack of good sense; foolishness.

• Abhorrent

• Buoy

• Charlatan

• Folly

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

a person practicing quackery or a similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, power, fame, or other advantages through pretense or deception. 

• Abhorrent

• Buoy

• Charlatan

• Folly

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant.

• Abhorrent

• Buoy

• Charlatan

• Folly

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show reefs or other hazards, or for mooring.

• Abhorrent

• Buoy

• Charlatan

• Folly

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

face with defiance or impudence.

• Foreboding

• Discreet

• Brazen

• Plunder

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

careful and circumspect in one's speech or actions, especially in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage.

• Foreboding

• Discreet

• Brazen

• Plunder

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen.

• Foreboding

• Discreet

• Brazen

• Plunder

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

take possession of illegally.

• Brazen

• Discreet

• Foreboding

• Plunder

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.

• Epic

• Nonchalant

• Prowess

• Suave

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

having a sophisticated charm.

• Epic

• Nonchalant

• Prowess

• Suave

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C