Vocabulary Quiz

Which word means "to reduce or cause to reduce in speed"?

• Decelerate

• Depict

• Implement

• Inquire

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

"Having or showing feelings of superiority" best describes which term?

• Adamant

• Condescending

• Endearing

• Ostracize

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The word "depict" is best defined as:

• To exclude from a group

• To ask for information

• To show or represent

• To put a plan into effect

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which term means "certain to happen, unavoidable"?

• Apprehensive

• Petrified

• Perseverance

• Inevitable

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

"To put a decision, plan, or agreement into effect" is the definition of:

• Contradict

• Ostracize

• Implement

• Inquire

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which word describes "steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty"?

• Adamant

• Perseverance

• Endearing

• Retribution

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

"Extremely bad and appalling" best defines which term?

• Abysmal
• Decelerate

• Depict

• Ostracize

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The act of "asking for information" is known as:

• Depicting

• Contradicting

• Inquiring

• Implementing

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which word means "refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind"?

• Ostracize

• Contradict

• Inevitable

• Adamant

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen" defines:

• Petrified

• Apprehensive

• Abysmal

• Decelerate

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4