Junior Vocabulary Quiz 23

Stick to the facts and don't waste time on ___ issues.

• peripheral

• philistine

• placid

• pompous

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Margaret tried to ___ the letter when she thought she was not being observed.

• peruse

• pique

• placate

• plagiarize

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Walter, comfortable in his ___ straightjacket, closed his mind to any innovative suggestion.

• peripheral

• philistine

• placid

• pompous

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Mrs. Billings is noted for her ___ and philanthropy.

• piety

• platitude

• peruse

• placate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Raising taxes to help balance the budget will only ___ the national temper.

• peruse

• pique

• placate

• plagiarize

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

It is no mean feat to ___ an enemy without yielding ground.

• peruse

• pique

• placate

• plagiarize

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The medication made the hyperactive child not only ___ but almost catatonic.

• peripheral

• philistine

• placid

• pompous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Jordan knew better than to ___ a peerless sonnet of Shakespeare, but he foolishly hoped his teacher would not recognize it.

• peruse

• pique

• placate

• plagiarize

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Professor Thompson, committed as he was to an opulent vocabulary, would never stoop to utter a ___.

• piety

• platitude

• philistine

• pompous

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The ___ doorman refused to admit the disheveled woman.

• peripheral

• philistine

• placid

• pompous

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6