Vocabulary Ladders - Week 18

What does the word "egotistical" mean?

• Lacking self-confidence

• Excessively self-promoting

• Extremely generous

• Highly intelligent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the word "pompous" mean?

• Acting with humility and modesty

• Showing an exaggerated air of importance

• Being extremely quiet and reserved

• Demonstrating great skill or talent

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What does the word "haughty" mean?

• Feeling or showing great happiness

• Thinking of others as beneath oneself

• Being quiet and reserved in manner

• Showing care and thought for the future

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the word "smug" mean?

• Feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger.

• Confident with oneself to the point of annoying other people.

• Showing a high opinion of one's dignity, importance, or superiority.

• Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's importance.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the word "unpretentious" mean?

• Displaying signs of wealth or high rank

• Not displaying signs of wealth or high rank

• Pretending to be wealthy

• Being dishonest about one's social status

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the word "demure" mean?

• Loud and attention-seeking

• Quiet, shy, or reserved

• Extremely happy and enthusiastic

• Very talkative and sociable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the word 'humble' mean?

• Proud and important

• Modest and not arrogant

• Rude and disrespectful

• Wealthy and powerful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4