ACT Vocab #8 - Quiz

Sara had a ______________ reaction to the question.  She was unresponsive and unemotional.

• tentative
• stolid
• adulterate
• insidious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

having more than one possible meaning; hard to understand; unclear

• ambiguous
• placate
• transient
• negligible

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The situation was a conundrum. I was completely puzzled.

What does conundrum mean?

• confused

• a difficulty/difficult situation

• continuous

• ordinary

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

After days of intense rainfall, the townspeople hoped the storm would _______ soon.

• abate
• mar

• restrained

• stolid

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Complete the sentence: "The man was _______ with tape."

• restraint

• acquired

• demonstrated

• restrained

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

The __________ boy would not shut up during our quiz in English today. I probably failed the quiz because he was so distracting and loud.

• ambiguous

• conundrum

• fortitude

• boisterous

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The spoiled little boy reacted to his pile of birthday presents with the QUERULOUS remark: "I got more presents last year!" This means he was:

• shaky

• dishonest

• unhappy/argumentative

• excited

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

When I was waxing my new car, I had to be careful not to _____ the paint job, so I worked carefully.

• pragmatic

• stolid

• abate

• mar

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which of the following words is best defined as practical?

• restrained

• pragmatic

• stolid

• ambiguous

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The _____ bus driver rarely smiled so I could never tell if he appreciated my sense of humor.

Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

• querulous

• stolid

• abate

• mar

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4