Week 9A Vocabulary Quiz

The witness was not _________ to testify against the defendent because she failed a lie detector test and was not reliable.

• competent

• oblivious

• fluent

• arrogant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

When the tree fell on our car it was ​mangled leaving us in a ​ (a)   with no way to travel.

• predicament
• artifact
• ingenious

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

His attempt to lift the boulder with his bare hands was ______.

• ingenious

• futile

• glum

• sheepish

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Match the following words with their meaning.

• difficult or unpleasant situation

• predicament

• guilt, anguish, grief

• competent

• keep; continue to have

• futile

• capable, adequate

• retain

• pointless; useless

• remorse

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

After living a _______ lifestyle for years and moving around all of the time, they had become experts at setting up their camp in new and unfamiliar terrains."

• futile

• sheepish

• nomadic

• tentative

Charlie's ​ (a)   attitude was so obnoxious he was ​ oblivious that others could not bear to be around him.​

• arrogant
• cope
• lofty

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Match the following

• inquiry

• Greatly surprised; amazed

• nomadic

• moving from place to place

• dumbfounded

• a search for information or truth

• yearn

• ache, crave ; long for

• hindrance

• an obstacle or annoyance

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 it mean to walk in a slow, relaxed manner?

• taunt

• saunter

• abolish

• sluggish

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

Which word means to officially end or get rid of something?

• taunt

• saunter

• abolish

• nonchalant

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word best describes a casual or indifferent attitude, showing a lack of concern?

• nonchalant

• sluggish

• taunt

• saunter

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4