Vocabulary Review #10

What does the word "Corroborate" mean?

• To make less certain

• To confirm or make more certain

• To call witnesses to the stand

• To disagree

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which word describes things that are distinctly dissimilar?

• Pedantic

• Corroborate

• Disparate

• Salient

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does "Extrapolate" mean?

• To explain in detail

• To guess without sufficient information

• To infer something from the information you have

• To combine two variables

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does "Laconic" refer to?

• Speaking in a complex manner

• Describing the quality of relating much in few words

• Being overly concerned with details

• Being genuine and authentic

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does "Pedantic" mean?

• Being practical and realistic

• Being concerned with perfection

• Being overly concerned with small details or formalism

• Being clear and easy to understand

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the meaning of "Pragmatic"?

• Idealistic and theoretical

• Concerned with the practical consequences of a belief

• A perfect embodiment of something

• Prominent or conspicuous

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

What does "Quintessential" mean?

• Being genuine and authentic

• Being practical and realistic

• Describing a perfect embodiment or pure essence of something

• Being concerned with small details or formalism

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does "Salient" mean?

• Not genuine or authentic

• Distinctly dissimilar

• Prominent or conspicuous

• A system or orderly arrangement

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does "Spurious" mean?

• A perfect embodiment or pure essence of something

• Not genuine or authentic

• Prominent or conspicuous

• Concerned with the practical consequences of a belief

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does "Syntax" refer to?

• A perfect embodiment or pure essence of something

• A system or orderly arrangement

• Being genuine and authentic

• Being overly concerned with small details or formalism

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D