Vocabulary 5+6 Quiz

What does 'ruffled' mean?

• shaken into waves or undulations as by wind

• free from emotional agitation or nervous tension

• a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential

• avoiding detection by moving carefully

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What does 'stealth' mean?

• avoiding detection by moving carefully

• a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential

• travel across or pass over

• a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does 'alumnus' mean?

• a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

• travel across or pass over

• showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste

• spread or diffuse through

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does 'permeate' mean?

• spread or diffuse through

• free from emotional agitation or nervous tension

• shaken into waves or undulations as by wind

• showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word makes sense in the sentence?

He remained ___________ in the face of all this criticism.

unperturbed

ruffled

traversed

jaundiced

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What word makes sense in the sentence?

They came around the corner of the building and surveyed the _______.

stealth

alumnus

terrain

permeate

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What word makes sense in the sentence?

It _________ the county from east to west.

unperturbed

traversed

ruffled

permeated

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

What word makes sense in the sentence?

She turned a _________ eye on her brother.

unperturbed

ruffled

permeated

jaundiced

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does 'adamant' mean?

• impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason

• causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

• characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

• characterized by intense emotion

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does 'fervent' mean?

• characterized by intense emotion

• characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

• rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

• a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F