Vocabulary Quiz Week 8

Anyone who has seen the Golden Gate Bridge in the rose-gold light of sunset can attest to its beauty. Attest means:

• to declare to be true.

• to wish for.

• to forget easily.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

A three-hundred-page novel written in 1939 has the odd attribute of containing no e, the most common letter in English. Attribute means:

• a tendency.

• a defect.

• a characteristic.

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

An experienced jeweler can easily discern whether a diamond is genuine or fake. Discern means:

• to see clearly.

• to disregard.

• to change.

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

I wanted to dispatch the letter as quickly as possible, so I took it to the post office instead of dropping it into a mailbox. Dispatch means:

• to represent.

• to send.

• to drive.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Our gym teacher enhanced her appearance with a more attractive hairstyle. Enhance means:

• to collect.

• to reduce.

• to improve.

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

How the thief entered our house was an enigma until we remembered that the cellar door had been left unlocked. Enigma means:

• a comfort.

• a puzzle.

• an error.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Mr. Ramirez, who emphasizes original thinking and freedom of expression, exemplifies the best in teaching. Exemplifies mean:

• to illustrate

• to oppose

• to show

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Every morning when I was in the hospital, a volunteer wheeled in a mobile library every day.

Mobile means:

• active

• expensive

• movable

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Since owls are nocturnal, they are rarely seen during the daytime. Nocturnal means:

• nosy

• busy

• of the night

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

When coming up from the subway, I often need to look at a street sign to orient myself.

Orient means:

• to locate

• to question

• to welcome

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C