WotW Chapters 1-9 Quiz

Match the following

• Billowy

• to twist and turn this way and that in pain

• Clamber

• to climb awkwardly

• Writhe

• to use or handle esp. effectively

• Wield

• a rolling mass like a great wave

• Waylay

• to lie in wait for or attack from ambush

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Match the following

• Tedious

• tiresome because of length or dullness

• Improbable

• something voluntarily abandoned

• Tumult

• to soothe the grief of

• Derelict

• violent agitation of mind or feelings

• Consolation

• unlikely to be true or to occur

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Match the following

• Inanimate

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

• Peculiar

• out of the ordinary

• Lank

• not well filled out

• Irresolute

• uncertain how to act or proceed

• Petrify

• to  make rigid or inactive as from fear or awe

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

to make one’s way by pushing and shoving

• Clamber

• Jostle

• Billowy

• Waylay

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Match the following

• Allay

• astonish

• Serenity

• a guard at a point of passage

• Accost

• to approach and speak to especially aggressively

• Stupefy

• alleviate; calm

• Sentinel

• tranquil; peaceful, placid

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Match the following

• Monopoly

• a large group or collection

• Belligerent

• aggressively self-assertive

• Armament

• exclusive ownership

• Lurid

• the process of preparing for war

• Bevy

• gruesome

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Match the following

• Invigorate

• to move clumsily or unsteadily

• Canard

• to give life and energy to

• Impinge

• a false or unfounded report, story or belief

• Blunder

• a small round hill

• Knoll

• to strike or dash especially with a sharp collision

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Match the following

• Denounce

• harsh, grating sound

• Haggard

• thrive; prosper

• Gride

•  to inform against; accuse

• Deter

• having a worn or emaciated appearance

• Flourish

• to turn aside, discourage, or prevent from acting

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Match the following

• Drone

• a deep monotonous sound

• Essence

• to fit skillfully together to form a whole

• Dovetail

• the most significant element or aspect of something

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Match the following

• Transient

• reduced, especially in density, thickness, or force

• Unerring

• state of complete agreement

• Attenuate

• a disastrous event

• Unanimity

• passing with time, present only briefly

• Calamity

• free of mistakes or errors

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4