WotW Chapters 1-9 Quiz

Match the following

• Waylay

• to use or handle esp. effectively

• Writhe

• to lie in wait for or attack from ambush

• Wield

• to climb awkwardly

• Billowy

• to twist and turn this way and that in pain

• Clamber

• a rolling mass like a great wave

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Match the following

• Tumult

• unlikely to be true or to occur

• Derelict

• something voluntarily abandoned

• Consolation

• violent agitation of mind or feelings

• Improbable

• tiresome because of length or dullness

• Tedious

• to soothe the grief of

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Match the following

• Peculiar

• to  make rigid or inactive as from fear or awe

• Inanimate

• uncertain how to act or proceed

• Lank

• not animate or animated: lacking the quality of living things

• Irresolute

• out of the ordinary

• Petrify

• not well filled out

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

to make one’s way by pushing and shoving

• Clamber

• Jostle

• Billowy

• Waylay

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Match the following

• Sentinel

• tranquil; peaceful, placid

• Allay

• alleviate; calm

• Stupefy

• a guard at a point of passage

• Serenity

• astonish

• Accost

• to approach and speak to especially aggressively

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Match the following

• Armament

• a large group or collection

• Bevy

• aggressively self-assertive

• Belligerent

• the process of preparing for war

• Lurid

• gruesome

• Monopoly

• exclusive ownership

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Match the following

• Blunder

• a false or unfounded report, story or belief

• Knoll

• a small round hill

• Impinge

• to give life and energy to

• Invigorate

• to move clumsily or unsteadily

• Canard

• to strike or dash especially with a sharp collision

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Match the following

• Deter

• thrive; prosper

• Haggard

• to turn aside, discourage, or prevent from acting

• Gride

• harsh, grating sound

• Flourish

• having a worn or emaciated appearance

• Denounce

•  to inform against; accuse

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Match the following

• Essence

• the most significant element or aspect of something

• Drone

• a deep monotonous sound

• Dovetail

• to fit skillfully together to form a whole

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Match the following

• Calamity

• passing with time, present only briefly

• Unerring

• a disastrous event

• Unanimity

• reduced, especially in density, thickness, or force

• Transient

• state of complete agreement

• Attenuate

• free of mistakes or errors

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4