PSAT Vocabulary Quiz #2

What does 'taciturn' mean?

• Habitually silent or quiet

• To work on excessively

• To imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

• Open, not hidden

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the meaning of 'maelstrom'?

• A state of agreement, harmony

• A slight or subtle degree of difference

• A whirlpool of great size and violence

• A peculiar personality trait

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 'esoteric' mean?

• To support with proof or evidence

• Intended for or understood by only a select few

• To disguise or conceal

• To remove from a grave

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the definition of 'insatiable'?

• To move in waves or with a wavelike motion

• To approach and speak to first

• To stall or act evasively

• So great or demanding as not to be satisfied

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does 'jocular' mean?

• Ridiculous, laughable, absurd

• To describe, to depict

• To complain or grumble

• Humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the meaning of 'pecuniary'?

• To stir up strife or rebellion

• To express well in words

• To confront in a challenging or aggressive way

• Consisting of or measured in money

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 does 'acuity' mean?

• Sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)

• A state of agreement, harmony

• To compromise

• To support with proof or evidence

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 'utopian'?

• To remove from a grave

• To support with proof or evidence

• To disguise or conceal

• Founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the meaning of 'gregarious'?

• Fond of company; sociable

• To work on excessively

• To imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

• Open, not hidden

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does 'obfuscate' mean?

• To make something clear or easy to understand

• To confuse or bewilder

• To support with proof or evidence

• To remove from a grave

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E