Junior Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 8

When they spoke of a "brain drain," they were referring to the ___ of good physicists because of the relaxed emigration laws.

• cryptic

• cursory

• dearth

• debilitate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Out of ___ to my father, we never smoked in the house.

• decadence

• deference

• demeanor

• denunciation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

behavior

• decadence

• deference

• demeanor

• denunciation

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

A ___ glance at the difficult homework assignment was enough to destroy Marco's composure.

• cryptic

• cursory

• dearth

• decadence

Many sermons tend to focus on moral ___ in our time.

• decadence

• deference

• demeanor

• denunciation

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

When challenged to ___ Sam's crass behavior, we were speechless.

• debilitate

• deference

• deflate

• delineate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

secret; having a hidden meaning.

• cryptic

• cursory

• dearth

• debilitate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Some doctors will not condone sauna baths because they can ___ a person.

• debilitate

• deflate

• delineate

• demeanor

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Whenever my aunt feels important, my uncle steps in to ___ her lofty impression of herself.

• debilitate

• deflate

• delineate

• denunciation

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

expression of strong disapproval made openly or publicly

• decadence

• deference

• demeanor

• denunciation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C