Vocabulary Expansion Quiz

What is the meaning of the word 'elegant'?

• Messy and disorganized

• Rough and unpolished

• Refined and tasteful

• Clumsy and awkward

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Choose the synonym for 'eloquence': A) Articulate B) Clumsy C) Awkward D) Rude

• A

• C

• D

• B

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Explain the word 'elucidate' in your own words.

• To obscure or make something more difficult to understand

• To simplify or dumb down an explanation

• To complicate or confuse further

• To clarify or make something clear by explaining it in a way that is easy to understand.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does 'emancipate' mean?

• To confine and limit

• To set free from legal, social, or political restrictions

• To enslave and oppress

• To imprison and restrict

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word refers to a diplomatic mission in a foreign country? A) Embassy B) Embrace C) Emulate D) Emphasize

• B) Embrace

• A) Embassy

• D) Emphasize

• C) Emulate

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is an 'embryo'?

• A type of rock formation

• A species of tropical fish

• A method of cooking meat

• The early stage of development of a multicellular organism

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Define the term 'empathy'.

• The inability to understand the feelings of others

• The skill of manipulating the feelings of others

• The ability to ignore the feelings of others

• The ability to understand and share the feelings of others.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

In the sentence 'Please emphasize the importance of punctuality', what does 'emphasize' mean?

• To exaggerate the importance of something

• To ignore or disregard something

• To downplay the significance of something

• To give special importance or attention to something

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

If you imitate someone in order to be like them, you are trying to: A) Enervate B) Emulate C) Enhance D) Enroll

• B

• D) Enroll

• A) Enervate

• C) Enhance

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does 'enervating' mean?

• To stimulate and rejuvenate

• To strengthen and revitalize

• To weaken or drain of energy

• To energize and invigorate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4