Vocabulary: Speech to the Second Virginia Convention

The teacher was __________ the idea of a field trip, carefully receiving and taking into consideration all the students' suggestions.

• revere

• apt

• entertaining

• delusive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

She spoke with __________ during the meeting, showing self-restraint and caution in her words to avoid offending anyone.

• insidious

• vain

• solace

• reserve

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The community __________ the doctor for her dedication, showing her great honor for her years of service.

• revered

• disposed

• subjugated

• prostrated

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

He is __________ to forget his homework if he doesn't write it down, as he has a tendency to be forgetful.

• entertaining

• delusive

• apt

• vain

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

She found __________ in her friends after the loss of her pet, their support providing comfort in her grief.

• entertaining

• subjugation

• Prostrated

• solace

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

After a long discussion, the committee seemed __________ to accept the new policy, showing a tendency to agree.

• disposed

• insidious

• delusive

• entertaining

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The __________ virus spread throughout the town, slowly harming people while remaining undetected for days.

• entertaining

• delusive

• insidious

• reserved

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The novel explores the __________ of an entire population under a tyrannical ruler, focusing on the act of bringing people under harsh control.

• vain

• subjugation

• delusive

• entertaining

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

In a final act of surrender, the defeated soldier __________ himself before the enemy, assuming a humble and submissive posture.

• subjugated

• reserved

• entertaining

• prostrated

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

His attempts to fix the broken computer were in __________, having no real value since the hardware was completely fried.

• vain

• subjugation

• delusive

• reserve

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4