War of the Worlds Vocab Week 1

Fill in the blank: He __________ that the population might double in the next ten years, but didn't have much evidence to explain why.

• scrutinized

• conjectured

• riled

• disillusioned

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Fill in the blank: The surgeon made a ___________ incision across her abdomen.

• ethereal

• transient

• incandescent

• transverse

Fill in the blank: There is increasing _____________ in the political process in many countries because of how unresponsive presidents have been to their people's demands.

• disillusionment

• complacence

• scrutiny

• calamity

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

Fill in the blank: The earthquake was the greatest __________ in the country's history.

• complacence

• gravity

• calamity

• transience

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

Fill in the blank: The northern lights cast an _________ glow across the Canadian sky.

• conjectural

• ethereal

• incandescent

• transverse

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Fill in the blank: The job of cheerleaders at a football game is to get the crowd ________ up and excited for their team.

• riled

• disillusioned

• scarce

• complacent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Fill in the blank: The ________ of the moment passed when she made a joke that caused everyone to laugh.

• incandescence

• conjecture

• gravity

• calamity

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Fill in the blank: Provincetown has a ________ population of thousands during the month of June when LGBT Pride events are happening throughout the city.

• conjectural

• ethereal

• transverse

• transient

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Fill in the blank: She had a ___________ attitude toward unemployment, which made her family worry about her future.

• transient

• complacent

• disillusioned

• calamitous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Fill in the blank: A year ago he was so poor that he had _________ clothes for his back.

• complacently

• transversely

• scarcely

• transiently

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E