Vocabulary Quiz

What does the term "nauseatingly" mean?

• Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving

• Excessively proud of oneself; vain

• Causing sickness of the stomach

• Bringing out of sleep; awaken

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

How is the term "primly" best described?

• To make less serious; ease

• In a precise and proper manner

• Done consciously and intentionally

• To deflect or to ward off a blow

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does "pandemonium" refer to?

• A terrible destructive or irresistible force

• A wild disorder, noise, or confusion

• A writer's or speaker's choice of words

• Of, or relating to pandas

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does the term "soothingly" mean?

• To smile in a self-satisfied or artificial way

• In a precise and proper manner

• In a way that is gentle, friendly, and calming

• Causing sickness of the stomach

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the term "roused" mean?

• Expressed anger or irritation

• Showing a passionate intensity

• Plentiful, in a freely available way

• Bring out of sleep; awaken

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the term "proverbial" mean?

• Evilness; sinfulness; wrongdoing

• Well-known because widely repeated

• Easily or plainly seen

• Without interruption; constantly

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What does the term "Discarded" mean?

• easily or plainly seen

• thrown away

• deserted and lonely

• eaten quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does the term "smirk" imply?

• To carry on through despite hardships; to put up with

• to smile in a self-satisfied or artificial way

• perseverance and passion for long-term goals

• In a precise and proper manner

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the term "deliberate" imply?

• Done unconsciously or without careful consideration

• Planned or done intentionally

• A result of chance or spontaneous decision

• Quick and without careful thought

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does the term "Consolidation" refer to?

• The process of uniting or merging things together

• The act of separating and distinguishing

• A method of simplifying procedures

• The reduction of materials used

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4