Metamorphosis Ch. 1 Vocab

What is the meaning of the word 'Malingerer'?

• Someone who fakes illness or injury to avoid work or duty

• Someone who is dedicated and committed to their duties

• Someone who is always honest and truthful

• Someone who works hard and diligently

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the synonym for the word 'Plaintive':

• cheerful

• lighthearted

• mournful

• joyful

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What does the word 'Precursor' mean?

• A type of weather phenomenon

• A type of musical instrument

• A type of bird

• Something that comes before and indicates the approach of another

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following wrods is a synonym for 'Convex'?

• Curved Outward

• Concave

• Flat

• Round

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the meaning of the word 'Omission'?

• The act of exaggerating something

• The act of leaving out or neglecting something

• The act of correcting a mistake

• The act of including everything

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Choose the word that means 'Amiable':

• Unfriendly

• Rude

• Lovely

• Friendly

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the meaning of the word 'Dunning'?

• The act of singing loudly in public

• The process of pestering customers to ensure the collection of accounts receivable.

• A method of cooking meat over an open flame

• A type of dance popular in the 1920s

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following words is a synonym for 'Unassailable'?

• Vulnerable

• Weak

• Invincible

• Defeatable

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word 'Presentiment' mean?

• A type of food

• A type of gift

• A type of weather phenomenon

• A feeling or sense that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Choose the adjective for the word 'Imminent':

• Impending

• Unlikely

• Remote

• Distant

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4