Vocabulary Quiz Spec and Dict Wordlist 2024

What does the word "circumspect" mean?

• To predict future events

• Careful to look at all possibilities before acting

• To inspect something in a circular motion

• To retrospectively analyze past events

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.6

What is the meaning of "introspection"?

• The act of looking into one's own thoughts and feelings

• The perspective of an interior designer

• The inspection of an internal organ

• The respect shown towards oneself

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "perspective" refer to?

• A spectacle that is seen from a distance

• One way of looking at things

• The act of inspecting with a microscope

• A respectful point of view

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the definition of "spectacle"?

• A special perspective

• Something displayed for the public to see

• A tool used for inspecting

• A respectful ceremony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is a "spectator"?

• A person who inspects tickets at an event

• A person who watches something, such as a sporting event

• A person who is respected by the public

• A person who speculates on various topics

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does it mean to "speculate"?

• To look at and think about something from different points of view

• To spectate at a special event

• To respect someone's privacy

• To retrospectively consider past events

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does the word "contradict" mean?

• A leader who speaks and rules with total power

• To speak against; to say the opposite

• A reference book in which spoken or written words are defined

• The decision a jury makes in a trial

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is "dictation"?

• A judge's ruling or statement

• What is written down as someone says it

• Formal words spoken or written by a jury that charge a person with a crime

• To say what will happen before it occurs

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.4

Who is a "dictator"?

• A person who predicts something

• A person who contradicts others

• A leader who speaks and rules with total power

• A person who writes a dictionary

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is "diction"?

• The decision said by the jury

• The manner in which something is expressed in words

• A judge's ruling or statement

• Public words issued by an official

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4