Vocabulary Comprehension Quiz

What does the word "inert" mean?

• Highly active

• Emotionally moving

• Lacking the ability or strength to move

• Easily influenced

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

To "circumvent" something means to:

• Follow the rules strictly

• Find a way around an obstacle

• Face a problem directly

• Increase the severity of a situation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

"Clandestine" activities are:

• Open and legal

• Secret and unauthorized

• Highly dangerous

• Scientific and researched

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

To "acquit" someone means to:

• Charge them with a crime

• Find them guilty

• Free them from a criminal charge

• Assign them a penalty

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

To "deprecate" something means to:

• Praise it highly

• Express disapproval of it

• Make it more valuable

• Ignore it completely

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

A "barrister" is:

• A type of judge

• A law enforcement officer

• A lawyer who represents clients in higher courts

• A legal document expert

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

"Adulation" is:

• Mild respect

• Excessive praise or admiration

• Constructive criticism

• Deep hatred

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The word "culinary" is related to:

• Literature

• Cooking

• Gardening

• Painting

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A "bawdy" joke is:

• Intellectual and refined

• Dealing with serious topics

• Indecent or humorously obscene

• Politically correct

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

To "chastise" someone means to:

• Praise them

• Scold or reprimand them

• Ignore their behavior

• Promote them

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4