Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "Ostentatious" mean?

• Pretentious, showy

• Quarrelsome, inclined to argue

• To scold, find fault with

• Hastily done

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word means "quarrelsome, inclined to argue"?

• Jocular

• Contentious

• Profligate

• Fracas

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the meaning of "Reprove"?

• To confirm

• To support

• To scold, find fault with

• To intimidate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word describes something that is "hastily done"?

• Cursory

• Ambiguous

• Fervent

• Apathy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "Profligate" mean?

• Dangerous

• Wasteful, extravagant

• Indifference

• Humorous imitation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which word means "joking, facetious"?

• Jocular

• Daunt

• Corroborate

• Bolster

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

What is the meaning of "Fracas"?

• Vague, unclear

• Showing great emotion

• Brawl (noisy quarrel or fight)

• To support

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word means "humorous imitation"?

• Caricature

• Ostentatious

• Precarious

• Contentious

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What does "Corroborate" mean?

• To confirm

• To scold, find fault with

• To intimidate

• To support

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word means "dangerous"?

• Ambiguous

• Precarious

• Fervent

• Cursory