Vocabulary Quiz #5

adhere means to:

• cycle

• lap

• glare

• bond

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The bubbles _____ed to each other, and to the branches of the willows, with surprising strength.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Look to the adjective _____ when you need to describe something that's open to more than one interpretation, like the headline "Squad helps dog bite victim."

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

ambiguous means :

• vague

• pretty

• garish

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CCSS.L.3.2F

A short, amusing true story is an _____. You might come back from a crazy spring break with a lot of _____s to tell.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Where would you most likely hear an anecdote?

• at a performance of classical music

• during a friendly conversation at the park

• in the middle of a science exam

• during a formal exam on physics

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

_____ shares the same Greek roots with the word agony, so think about how much agony you cause your siblings when you tease and goad them into getting angry.

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

antagonize means to:

• eliminate

• provoke

• surround

• console

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CCSS.L.3.2F

“He’s not my friend. He’s someone I like to _____ all the time, and one time I talked to him about something real.”

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

_____ is from a Latin word meaning "to seize," and it originally meant "quick to seize impressions or ideas, perceptive, intelligent." Now it means "anticipating something bad, fearful of what may happen."

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CCSS.L.3.2F