Vocab Quiz 5/24

Stress

• threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgmen

• pressure or tension exerted on a material object

• a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances

• forcible restraint or restriction

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The candidate's speech was long and ______, it dragged on for an hour.

She needed a ____ from the intense work schedule.

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Furtive

• not expected or predicted; not regular

• done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed

• easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable

• wide and general destruction

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which two pairs of words are opposites?

• Longevity & Erratic

• Conspicuous & Pervasive

• Affluent & Havoc

• Furtive & Conspicuous

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Affluent

A healthy diet and exercise leads to _______.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Immutable is something that is fixed and cannot be changed. Which word below has the opposite meaning of immutable?

• erratic

• furtive

• benign

• malleable

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Dissipate

• a separation and a complete breaking up of a mass or group

• to take into the mind and thoroughly understand

• a person who differs markedly from a group norm

• to gradually disappear or waste

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The mosquito bites were ______, we didn't have bug repellent.

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D