VOCAB 13-14-15 TEST

Any editorial article about pollution appearing in such a _____ newspaper is bound to make a strong impression on many citizens.

• grovel

• reputable

• fluctuate

• maternal

The man was such a controversial figure in his own time that he was both ______ as a saint, and despised as a villain.

• revered

• groveled

• enchanted

• fluctuated

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Like everyone else, I want to be well-liked, but I will not _____ before others in order to be well-liked.

• agitation

• grovel

• magnitude

• maternal

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

If it were not for their strong _____ instinct to protect their young, many species of animals could not survive.

• maternal

• fluctuate

• chronological

• reputable

When the Wright brothers made their first successful airplane flight, few people realized the _____ of the event.

• chronological

• enchant

• grovel

• magnitude

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

So many different battles took place during the Civil War that I often have difficulty remembering the correct _____ order of them all.

• enchant

• chronological

• maternal

• reputable

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

Instead of moving steadily upwards or steadily downwards, the price of oil has been _____ all year.

• agitating

• fluctuating

• enchanting

• revering

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Words that modify actions or adjectives; usually these end with -ly

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

Words that describe, or modify people, places, things, or ideas.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Actions or states of being

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E