IV. Rip Van Winkle Vocab 1

What does the word 'Zeal' mean?

• A. Strong dislike

• D. Overly submissive

• B. Exact and careful

• C. Great energy or enthusiasm

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the meaning of the word 'Descendant'?

• D. Freedom from punishment

• B. A person, plant, or animal descended from a particular ancestor

• C. A scolding nagging woman

• A. Someone who supports a particular party

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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.RI.8.4

What is the definition of 'Obsequious'?

• A. Calming and satisfying

• B. Overly submissive and eager to please

• C. Incapable of being overcome

• D. Destructive to life

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word 'Incessantly' mean?

• D. Someone who supports a particular party

• C. Comforting someone at a time of grief

• B. Marked by intense force or emotion

• A. Without interruption; constantly

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the meaning of 'Torrent'?

• D. An extensive area of land in the country

• B. Someone who supports a particular party

• A. Strong and fast-moving stream of water

• C. A family inheritance

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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

Pick the word that matches the definition: exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled.

• Meticulous
• Scrupulous

• Careless
• Negligent

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Define: Descried

• To catch sight of something in the distance
• To hear something clearly
• To taste something delicious
• To lose sight of something up close
• To smell something foul

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What word means to have the quality of being ancient; ancient times?

• Contemporary
• Modern
• Recent
• Antiquity
• Youthful

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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

What does it mean to be conciliating?

• To cause further conflict and disagreement
• To make peace or calm the area

• To create more division and hostility
• To ignore and dismiss differences
• To escalate tensions and disputes

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What are 2 qualities of a material called that means it can be manipulated/bent.

• Rigidity and stiffness
• Hardness and brittleness
• • Pliant and malleable

• Inflexibility and rigidity

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4