Fever 1793 Vocab

What word means, "to stop"

• tedious

• idle

• wager

• cease

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What word means, "an amount staked on the outcome of such a matter or event" ?

• horde

• wager

• windfall

• dwindle

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What word means, "unemployed or unoccupied; inactive" ?

• idle

• discreet

• retch

• horde

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What word means, "a short period of rest from something unpleseant" ?

• distress

• discreet

• dwindle

• respite

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What word means, "long, boring, and tiresome" ?

• squall

• tedious

• horde

• distress

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What word means, "become smaller, weaker, or less in number" ?

• squall

• quarentine

• dwindle

• gumption

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What word means, "careful to avoid social embarrassment or distress, especially by keeping confidential secrets: tactful" ?

• discreet

• windfall

• pestilence

• distress

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What word means, "a state of extreme sorrow, suffering, or pain" ?

• gumption

• pestilence

• retch

• distress

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What word means, " a period of isolation or detention, especially of persons arriving from abroad, to prevent the spread of disease..." ?

• wager

• tedious

• quarantine

• pestilence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What word means, "a piece of unexpected good fortune, especially financial gain" ?

• horde

• windfall

• retch

• dwindle

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4