Vocabulary Quiz week 7

Calamity means ____. The survivors of the earthquake slowly rebuilt their homes and lives after the calamity. Our neighbor’s house burned down one night in May. Ever since that calamity, some of the children on our street have been afraid to go to bed at night.

• an activity

• a tragedy

• a risk

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Comprehensive means ____. That article on sightseeing in Charleston was not comprehensive. It failed to mention many points of interest in that wonderful city. The company’s comprehensive insurance plan covers most health services, including hospitals, doctors, and dentists.

• complete

• familiar

• continuous

Conventional means ____. Two conventional Valentine’s Day gifts are roses and chocolates. Jorge wanted to propose to Ramona in the conventional manner, so in the middle of a restaurant, he got down on one knee and asked, “Will you marry me?”

• out-of-the-way

• useful

• usual

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Flagrant means ____. The use of campaign funds for the congressman’s private business was a flagrant violation of the law. In flagrant disregard of his parents’ stated wishes, Art wore a T-shirt and jeans to their dinner party.

• obvious

• acceptable

• minor

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Fluctuate means ____. My weight used to fluctuate between 150 and 190 pounds. Now it’s steady, at 170 pounds. Desert temperatures can fluctuate by as much as fifty degrees between daytime and nighttime.

• to continue

• to vary

• to follow

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Persevere means ____. “I know you’re tired,” Jack said, “but we’ve got to persevere and get to the camp before the storm hits.” It was not easy to attend English classes while working at two jobs, but Nina persevered until she could speak English well.

• to surrender

• to hold back

• to keep going

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Ponder means ___.

• to wait for.

• to ignore.

• to think about.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Rehabilitate means ___.

• to pay back.

• to return to normal life.

• to depend upon.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Turmoil means ___.

• discussion.

• disorder.

• harmony.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Venture means ___.

• to dare.

• to remember.

• to imagine.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C