Vocabulary Quiz

Benjamin and Isla are having a debate. Can you help them out? What is the meaning of the word "Accentuate"?

• To yield or grant typically by treaty

• To accent, emphasize

• Absence or denial of any authority or established order

• A man's close-fitting jacket worn especially during the Renaissance

During a lively debate in class, Samuel asked, "Which word means 'absence or denial of any authority or established order'?"

• Blasé

• Anarchy

• Mendicant

• Trepidation

Ava and Luna were discussing vocabulary. Ava asked, "What does the word 'Blasé' mean?"

• Apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence

• Resembling or befitting a boor

• To try to obtain by usually urgent requests or pleas

• A division of a poem

Arjun and Isla are having a debate. Can you help them out? Which word is defined as "resembling or befitting a boor (as in crude insensitivity)"?

• Rapacious

• Livid

• Boorish

• Visceral

During a lively debate, Zoe decided to cede her point. What does "cede" mean?

• To yield or grant typically by treaty

• To pull out of proper shape

• A nervous feeling of uncertain agitation

• Discolored by bruises; very angry

During a fun classroom quiz, Hannah asked: "Which word means 'relating to, having, or forming a crust or shell'?"

• Skiff

• Crustaceous

• Sortie

• Stanza

Charlotte and Liam are discussing wedding plans. What does "Fiancé" mean?

• A man's close-fitting jacket worn especially during the Renaissance

• A man or woman engaged to be married

• One that serves to hold together parts that function as a unit

• Something in dependence on something else for existence or support without making a useful return

During a fun classroom quiz, Priya asked, "Which word is defined as 'one that serves to hold together parts that function as a unit'?"

• Mendicant

• Skiff

• Linchpin

• Wry

David and Ava are having a playful argument. David says, "I'm so livid right now!" What does "livid" mean?

• Discolored by bruises; very angry

• Dealing with crude or elemental emotions

• Excessively grasping or covetous

• A sudden issuing of troops from a defensive position

During a fun vocabulary game, Daniel asked Evelyn: Which word means "beggar"?

• Trepidation

• Mendicant

• Sortie

• Stanza