Eng12 L11 Vocab Review

Which TWO of the following are definitions for the word "attenuate?"

• to assume as fact based on evidence

• to make or become thin

• to prove superior in power or strength

• to lessen the amount, force, or value of

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

All of the following demonstrate the meaning of the word "vicissitudes" EXCEPT...

• Danny had made and lost several fortunes before he was forty.

• The economy has had its ups and downs in the last twenty years.

• During March, it rained every day, making it the wettest month on record.

• The highlights and challenges of Lincoln's life were explored in the new book.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

When I asked to borrow their brand new car, my parents replied with a(n) _____ no.

• multifarious

• unequivocal

• salubrious

• succulent

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CCSS.L.3.2F

A flat, treeless plain of an arctic region is a...

• plenitude.

• vicissitude.

• behemoth.

• tundra.

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which of the following best demonstrate the meaning of the word "prevail?"

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.

• Ancient customs are still prevalent among the Kayapo people of Brazil's Amazon region.

• Higher temperatures will take over much of the area next week.

• No one could have predicted a Final Four with no #1 seed teams.

• Tiger Woods won the Masters in 2019 at age 43.

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CCSS.L.3.2F

To become rotten or decayed; giving off a foul odor

• putrefy

• prevail

• postulate

• disinter

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CCSS.L.3.2F

The _____ mountain air renewed the hikers' vigor.

• succulent

• multifarious

• unequivocal

• salubrious

Which of the following best demonstrate the meaning of the word "behemoth?"

• The Warriors' new linebacker was 6'6" and weighed 315 pounds.

• Brachiosaurus, weighing 80 tons, lived 150 million years ago.

• The newest aircraft carrier to join the U.S. fleet is the largest vessel afloat.

• This small, winged creature is similar to a hummingbird.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

to assume as fact based on the best available evidence

• postulate

• disinter

• prevail

• impinge

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The remains of the Russian royal family were _____ from their unmarked grave and given a proper burial.

• attenuated

• disinterred

• prevailed

• postulated

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CCSS.L.3.2F