9th vocab quiz 1

What does the word 'deadlock' mean?

• to caution or advise against something
• a bandit, robber, outlaw
• an opening, gap, rupture, rift
• a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does the word 'cumbersome' mean?

• an opening, gap, rupture, rift
• to caution or advise against something
• clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
• a bandit, robber, outlaw

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does the word 'admonish' mean?

• careful, cautious
• a bandit, robber, outlaw
• to create an opening
• to caution or advise against something

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does the word 'dilemma' mean?

• a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
• a bandit, robber, outlaw
• to caution or advise against something
• an opening, gap, rupture, rift

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does the word 'commandeer' mean?

• to seize for military or official use
• to caution or advise against something
• an opening, gap, rupture, rift
• a bandit, robber, outlaw

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does the word 'breach' mean?

• to caution or advise against something
• careful, cautious
• a bandit, robber, outlaw
• an opening, gap, rupture, rift

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does the word 'circumspect' mean?

• an opening, gap, rupture, rift
• careful, cautious
• to caution or advise against something
• a bandit, robber, outlaw

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does the word 'debris' mean?

• a bandit, robber, outlaw
• to caution or advise against something
• an opening, gap, rupture, rift
• scattered fragments, wreckage

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the word 'diffuse' mean?

• an opening, gap, rupture, rift
• to spread or scatter freely or widely
• to caution or advise against something
• a bandit, robber, outlaw

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

I needed to ______________ the situation before it got worse.

• circumspect

• commandeer

• diffuse

• brigand

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E