Vocabulary List 4 "An Occurrence at Owl Creek" Bridge Quiz

 The manager asked her assistant to _______ the team of the new project deadlines.

  

• apprise

• elude

• efface

• evade

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

APPRISE : INFORMATION :: conceal : _______

• secret

• elude

• manners

• respect

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

An "embrasure" is typically found in:

• a castle wall

• a theme park

• a car engine

• a computer

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The troops were strengthened by adding _______ to allow archers a more precise range of fire.

   

• embrasures

• etiquette

• velocity

• fixities

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The students found the lecture on ancient history to be _______, wishing it would finally come to an end.

  

• interminable

• uncanny

• ineffable

• efface

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

 ________ : ENDLESS :: ends : stops

 

• INTERMINABLE

• UNCANNY

• INEFFABLE

• EFFACE

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The proposal to solve the city's traffic problems by banning all cars seemed _______ to the city council.

• ludicrous

• interminable

• uncanny

• ineffable

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

 _______ : SENSIBLE :: absurd : normal

 

• LUDICROUS

• INEFFABLE

• IMPERIOUS

• INTERMINABLE

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

 The unusual weather patterns were seen as a _______ of global climate change.

   

• manifestation

• embrasure

• presage

• velocity

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

________: SYMPTOM :: cause : reason

• MANIFESTATION

• EMBRASURE

• ETIQUETTE

• VELOCITY

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4