Worldly Wise

What does the word "casualty" mean?

• A person who is very angry

• A person killed or injured in a war or accident

• A person who manages problems successfully

• A person who moves with great force and speed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of "inevitable"?

• Very angry; furious

• To move with great force and speed

• Bound to happen; unavoidable

• To get in the way of; to interfere with the movement

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Which word means "to manage problems or difficulties successfully"?

• Cope

• Smolder

• Negligent

• Stringent

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

What does "dumbfound" mean?

• To make speechless with amazement

• To save and put away, especially secretly

• To move back or to drop to a lower level

• To thrive or prosper

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the definition of "flourish"?

• To follow; to come as a result of or at a later time

• To thrive or prosper

• To stop from being angry; to calm

• Impossible to defeat

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Which word means "showing no mercy; pitiless"?

• Invincible

• Grievous

• Ruthless

• Hoard

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does "placate" mean?

• To stop from being angry; to calm

• To move back or to drop to a lower level

• To save and put away, especially secretly

• To make speechless with amazement

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does the word "assert" mean?

• To turn away

• To say firmly; to declare

• To become smaller

• To watch closely

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

What is the meaning of "bleak"?

• Well-behaved; easy to handle

• Deadly

• Hopeless

• Watchful; ready for danger

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means "to climb awkwardly"?

• Buoyant

• Clamber

• Detach

• Rupture

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A