Vocab Review #20 (LAST ONE, LETSGOOO)

I told my sister “I’m proud of myself, I finished 5 whole carts of dishes in a four-hour shift.” My sister gave a(n) ____ response to my positive recollection of my experience at work: “More than you’ve done the entire time I’ve lived here.”

• Untoward

• Supine

• Recumbent

• Cumbersome

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Froward is used correctly here, T/F: the froward behavior of my mom is one of my favorite things about her! She’s so generous and charitable to people from all walks of life, even those that may not deserve it. I hope to be froward like her someday.

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The ____ nature of the LL Cool J painting was near dizzying. I genuinely thought he could burst out in “Going Back to Cali” at a given moment!

• Colander

• Slay

• Verisimilar

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Everyone was telling Jaxson how great he looked that day. I didn’t necessarily agree, but I gave in to peer pressure and told him he did anyway. I’m usually not so ____, but I figure the occasional white lie won’t hurt!

• Throwback

• Dispatched

• Disingenuous

• Supine

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

My dad, in an attempt to be hip, asked if I’d drop the “drippy” spaghetti into the ____ to strain, so that it could be more “bussin’, no cap.”

• Colander

• Epistemology

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

I sometimes feel the ______ weight of being the “privileged, gifted kid,” of my family, as everyone has extremely high expectations of me and I typically feel immense pressure to succeed.

• Untoward

• Disingenuous

• Froward

• Cumbersome

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

I was getting major ______ vibes when Mr. Reichle came in dressed as he did in his senior picture to do a then and now comparison.

• Verisimilar

• Colander

• Throwback

• Untoward

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

One day, my friend was in an _______ mood. She stared up at the ceiling in a daze, asking, “Ani, how do we know what we know,” but I simply explained to her that my feeble brain could not ponder such deep questions at 7:45 in the morning.

• Epistemological

• Cumbersome

• Epithelial

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

When I visited with my dad’s family in Illinois, they were very kind and welcoming, though obviously uncomfortable with my race. An aunt, in an attempt to bond, tousled and caressed my hair. Though the action was entirely _____, I appreciated the sentiment (to some extent) nonetheless.

• Disingenuous

• Dispatch

• Untoward

• Rude!

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

On a quintessential day as a Yearbook Editor, Ms. Stewart will lead the class, then hastily ______ us, so we can get as much possible time working on pages, giving guidance, editing spreads, and completing any other tasks necessary to produce the book.

• Verisimilar

• Dispatch

• Cumbersome

• Colander

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4