Vocabulary 14 English III - Fall 2025

What is the meaning of "berate"?

• To praise enthusiastically

• To scold sharply

• To ignore completely

• To agree silently

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of "carnage"?

• A joyful event

• A type of building

• A large scale slaughter or loss of life

• A peaceful gathering

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following is the meaning of "credulous"?

• Dubious

• Skeptical

• Easily deceived

• Educated

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does the word "criterion" mean?

• A rule or standard for judgment or evaluation

• A type of criticism

• A historical document

• A scientific method

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

What does the meaning of the word "expatiate"?

• To hesitate or delay

• To expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely

• To exclude or omit

• To examine or analyze

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 the word "extraneous" mean?

• Necessary and important

• Coming from the inside

• Coming from the outside and not essential

• Always visible and clear

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the meaning of "inception"?

• The final stage of a process

• The highest point of an achievement

• The beginning or start of a process

• A detailed description of an event

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 the word "infirmity" primarily refer to?

• self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy

• Weakness or ailment

• delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel 

  
  

• to scold sharply

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does the word "jejune" mean?

• Full of excitement and maturity

• Lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile

• Rich in flavor and substance

• Advanced and sophisticated

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What is the meaning of the word "potpourri"?

• showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity) 

• A collection of diverse or miscellaneous items

• stubborn, unyielding

• self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D