Vocabulary Quiz # 2 words added

What is the definition of "anecdote"?

• A short, interesting or funny story about a real person or event

• To decrease in strength, intensity, or importance

• Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

• To formally forbid something by law, rule, or authority

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which word means "to decrease in strength, intensity, or importance"?

• Prohibit

• Wane

• Deteriorate

• Exacerbate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

What does "apathy" mean?

• To make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse

• Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

• To become progressively worse or inferior in quality or condition

• Particular features or characteristics of something

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word is defined as "to formally forbid something by law, rule, or authority"?

• Systematic

• Superintendent

• Prohibit

• Omnipresent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does "deteriorate" mean?

• To decrease in strength, intensity, or importance

• To become progressively worse or inferior in quality or condition

• To make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse

• Widely or constantly spread, present, or encountered

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which word means "done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical"?

• Systematic

• Aspects

• Anecdote

• Apathy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the definition of "exacerbate"?

• To make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse

• To decrease in strength, intensity, or importance

• To become progressively worse or inferior in quality or condition

• Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Who is a "superintendent"?

• A person who manages or oversees an organization or department

• A person who tells short, interesting or funny stories

• A person who lacks interest, enthusiasm, or concern

• A person who makes a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does "aspects" mean?

• To formally forbid something by law, rule, or authority

• Particular features or characteristics of something

• To decrease in strength, intensity, or importance

• To become progressively worse or inferior in quality or condition

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word is defined as "widely or constantly spread, present, or encountered"?

• Systematic

• Omnipresent

• Prohibit

• Superintendent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A