9th-Grade Lit: Unit 2 Vocab

In the US, voting is considered a(n) ________________ and inherent right of citizens.

• bombastic

• stringent

• intrinsic

• ex officio

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

After completing the long, grueling exam, I was overwhelmed with _______________________.

• millennium

• aplomb

• epitome

• lassitude

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If you provide enough context, a reader will be able to ___________________ the meaning of the vocabulary word.

• surmise

• exhort

• occult

• precipitate

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The word "occult" may be used as which parts of speech? Select all that apply!

• noun

• adjective

• verb

• preposition

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

Antonyms: lenient, mild, permissive

• callow

• stringent

• intrinsic

• inveigh

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

When I am feeling blue, my pets _____________________ my sadness.

• infringe

• ingratiate

• inveigh

• ameliorate

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Use your critical thinking skills to dismiss the pointless ___________________________ on social media.

• epitome

• aplomb

• drivel

• interloper

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Synonyms: inflated, pretentious

• bombastic

• stringent

• intrinsic

• occult

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

As Assistant Principal, one of Mrs. Applegate's _____________________________ duties is to enforce the dress code.

• occult

• ex officio

• callow

• precipitate

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor by others

• exhort

• inveigh

• ameliorate

• ingratiate

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4