Bronx Masquerade Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "advice" mean?

• A proposal for an appropriate course of action

• Sew together loosely, with large stitches

• The trait of extreme cruelty

• A state of adversity

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of "brutality"?

• Refined and tasteful in appearance, behavior, or style

• The trait of extreme cruelty

• A deliberately false or improbable account

• A focus of public attention

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "commence" mean?

• Restricting the scope or freedom of action

• Hold back to a later time

• Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

• Look with amazement

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of "elegant"?

• Refined and tasteful in appearance, behavior, or style

• A state of adversity

• A series of prayers counted using a string of beads

• A reminder of past events

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "fabrication" mean?

• A deliberately false or improbable account

• Intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, or violate

• Treat with excessive indulgence

• A speech of violent denunciation

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of "innocence"?

• The state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong

• A focus of public attention

• The act of changing in form or shape or appearance

• A person who is under the protection of another

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "limelight" refer to?

• A focus of public attention

• A state of adversity

• A reminder of past events

• A series of prayers counted using a string of beads

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the definition of "transformation"?

• The act of changing in form or shape or appearance

• A proposal for an appropriate course of action

• Sew together loosely, with large stitches

• A state of adversity

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word "accentuate" mean?

• To ignore

• To stress or single out as important

• To make illegal payments

• To reveal in private

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word means "marked by skill or cunning in achieving a desired end"?

• Bribe

• Artful

• Churn

• Venture

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4