Vocabulary Quiz 1

a claim or assertion not based on fact

• pretense

• precedent

• pretext

• pretentious

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

something that sets an example for how things are done in the future

• precursor

• precedent

• pretentious

• preclude

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

something that comes before another; used only for things, not for people

• precocious

• preclude

• pretext

• precursor

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

acting more important than others by pretending to know more

• pretentious

• preclude

• precursor

• pretense

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

to torment someone with something they want without ever giving it to them

• pyrrhic

• laconic

• tantalize

• draconian

describing a victory that comes with a heavy cost

• laconic

• cierone

• jeremiad

• pyrrhic

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

a long speech full complaints

• cicerone

• tantalize

• laconic

• jeremiad

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

extremely strict, as laws or rules

• jeremiad

• draconian

• pyrrhic

• laconic

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Using a few words as possible when speaking

• laconic

• jeremiad

• cicerone

• tantalize

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

a guide who gives speeches to sightseers

• draconian

• precocious

• pretext

• cicerone

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E