Vocabulary Meaning Quiz

In the sentence "Students behind me are getting aggravated," what does "aggravated" mean?

• Excited

• Annoyed

• Happy

• Calm

What does the word "cave" mean in the context: "Finally, I cave. I whisper, 'I’m sorry.'"?

• Explore

• Resist

• Give in

• Build

In the sentence "I’ve always been kinda short and scrawny for my age," what does "scrawny" mean?

• Muscular

• Weak

• Tall

• Energetic

What does the word "register" mean in the context: "It takes me a minute to finally register he’s on my side"?

• Ignore

• Notice

• Forget

• Lose

Which word means to "protect oneself"?

• Register

• Fend

• Cave

• Aggravate

What does "scrawny" mean when describing a person?

• Strong

• Weak

• Tall

• Energetic

Which word means to "annoy" or "irritate"?

• Register

• Scrawny

• Aggravate

• Fend

What does "curtly" mean in the sentence: 'She makes the checkmark next to my name. I say, ‘Look, I’m sorry—’ Curtly, she says, ‘Next.’?

• Politely

• Rudely

• Slowly

• Happily

What does "ashamed" mean in the sentence: 'I asked to borrow bread from this guy who looked at me like I was crazy. I’d never been so ashamed.'?

• Proud

• Embarrassed

• Confident

• Excited

What does "fragile" mean in the sentence: 'Mrs. Winstead has always looked so tough and mean—until now. She’s never looked so old before. And shaky, almost fragile.'?

• Strong

• Delicate

• Angry

• Energetic