Grade 11 Vocabulary Quiz 11.2.4

What does the word "contemptuous" most closely mean?

• Admiring

• Indifferent

• Scornful

• Enthusiastic

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

If someone is trying to "usurp" a position, what are they attempting to do?

• Earn it rightfully

• Take it forcefully or illegally

• Share it with someone else

• Vacate it for someone else

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates someone being "stoic"?

• A person laughs uncontrollably at a joke.

• A person cries during a sad movie.

• A person remains calm during a stressful situation.

• A person shows excessive excitement at a party.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

"Esoteric" knowledge is best described as:

• Commonly known and understood

• Difficult and requiring a lot of effort to understand

• Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

• Easy to understand and apply

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

When something is described as "quotidian," it is:

• Extraordinary

• Daily or everyday

• Rare and valuable

• Complex and difficult

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

If a person is "overwrought," they are likely feeling:

• Underwhelmed

• Calm and collected

• Extremely upset or anxious

• Joyful and excited

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

To "encumber" someone or something means to:

• Enlighten them

• Burden them heavily

• Free them from a burden

• Encourage them

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A "cipher" can be best described as:

• A loud, clear message

• A nonentity, a person who is virually invisible

• A famous person

• A clear and direct statement

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

To "contrive" a plan means to:

• Cancel it

• Create or bring about by deliberate use of skill and artifice

• Follow it exactly as it is

• Postpone it indefinitely

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

If you "accost" someone, you:

• Ignore them completely

• Greet them warmly and politely

• Approach and address them boldly or aggressively

• Offer them help

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4