Level C 4B Choosing the Right Word

Isn't it strange that an American writer like Emily Dickinson was considered a ________ in her own lifetime?

• nonentity

• promontory

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

When the mile run began, Ken quickly took the lead, but we knew that he could not ______ that pace for the entire race.

• sustain

• annul

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

I admire the way Anne delivered a long, involved speech entirely without ______ to written notes.

• muster

• recourse

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

That wonderful woman could not have been more ______ of me if she had been my own mother.

• solicitous

• ornate

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CCSS.L.3.2F

"It will take all the strength we can _____ to dislodge the enemy from that hill," the general observed grimly.

• annul

• muster

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CCSS.L.5.5C

I hope someday to build a house on that ______ commanding a beautiful view of the bay.

• nonentity

• promontory

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Because they failed to deliver the goods on time, we felt justified in _____ the entire contract.

• annulling

• perusing

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

My brother tried to appear ______ when he was named to the honor society, but I know that he was thrilled.

• blase

• ornate

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The novelist is known for her _______ writing style, using many unusual words, figures of speech, and involved constructions.

• solicitous

• ornate

If you want to learn to play chess, I suggest that you begin by ______ a summary of the rules.

• sustaining

• perusing

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CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C