Unit 10 Vocab

What does the adjective "adept" mean?

• Lacking skill

• Moderately skilled

• Thoroughly skilled

• Uninterested in learning

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

What does the verb "aspire" mean?

• To feel indifferent about future plans

• To have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal

• To reject or abandon a goal

• To complete a task with minimal effort

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of the adjective "bleak"?

• Bright and cheerful

• Warm and comforting

• Bare, dreary, dismal

• Colorful and vibrant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the verb "chide" mean?

• To praise enthusiastically

• To blame or scold

• To laugh uncontrollably

• To dance with joy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the adjective "despicable" mean?

• Deserving of respect

• Worthy of scorn, contemptible

• Highly admirable

• Extremely pleasant

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does the adjective "diminutive" mean?

• Extremely large

• Of average size

• Small, smaller than most others of the same type

• Of irregular shape

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the verb "emancipate" mean?

• To bind or enslave

• To free from slavery or to release or liberate

• To educate or inform

• To hold back or restrain

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the meaning of the word "erroneous?"

• Deliberately lying

• Beyond doubt

• Incorrect, containing mistakes

• Accusing someone

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the word "extemporaneous" mean?

• Made or delivered with preparation and rehearsal

• Made or delivered on the spur of the moment

• Made or delivered with hesitation and uncertainty

• Made or delivered with detailed notes and references

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 is the meaning of the verb "impair"?

• To improve or enhance

• To make imperfect, damage, harm

• To repair or restore

• To ignore or neglect

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4