Night Vocabulary Test

Which word means "short, humorous stories"?

• Anecdotes

• Blandishments

• Lamentation

• Provisions

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

The term for "lack of emotion or feeling" is:

• Livid

• Apathy

• Bereaved

• Feeble

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

"Left alone by death" is the definition of:

• Emaciated

• Devoid

• Deprive

• Bereaved

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Coaxing by flattery" best describes:

• Sabotage

• Raucous

• Blandishments

• Notorious

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

People being expelled from a country are called:

• Evacuees

• Deportees

• Saboteurs

• Tormentors

Which word means "to take something away from"?

• Encumbered

• Thrash

• Deprive

• Void

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

"Completely lacking or empty" is the definition of:

• Insignificant

• Feeble

• Devoid

• Emaciated

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The term for "made thin due to starvation" is:

• Lucidity

• Livid

• Feeble

• Emaciated

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

"Hindered; restricted" best describes:

• Encumbered

• Notorious

• Evacuation

• Torment

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The act of "withdrawing troops or civilians" is called:

• Deportation

• Sabotage

• Evacuation

• Lamentation