Ch 7-9 Vocabulary

What does it mean to "relinquish" something?

• Forcefully take control or possession
• Negotiate for control or possession
• Maintain control or possession
• To give up or release control or possession

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 a synonym for "relinquish"?

• abandon
• keep

• surrender
• claim

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

I didn't want to __________ my teddy bear to the toddler, but when she started to throw a tantrum, I knew I had to.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

What does "contingency" mean?

• Possible future event or circumstance
• A type of insurance policy
• A mathematical equation
• A type of weather phenomenon

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 a synonym for "contingency"?

• likelihood
• possibility
• certainty
• conpiracy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

I have a ___________ plan for when the zombie apocalypse happens! I plan to escape on horseback to a secluded lake house in the forest!

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 definition of "presumptuous"?

• Humble; modest
• Impolite

• Too confident in a way that seems rude

• Correct; accurate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Please don't be ____________ and just assume that I will turn in your homework for you. That's YOUR responsibility!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What is a good synonym for "presumptuous"?

• assuming

• crazy

• impudent
• humble

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What is the definition of "cahoots"?

• In partnership, often in a dishonest or illegal way.

• A type of dessert made with fruit and cream
• A form of currency used in ancient Greece
• A type of bird native to South America

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E