"B" Day Word of the Day Quiz 1

Match the word to the definition

• strong tendency

• propinquity

• lack of; inadequate supply

• gridiron

• nearness in place or time (formal)

• dearth

• (of weather) not too hot or cold; mild

• propensity

• football field; grate; network

• clement

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

Match the word to the definition

• linger; waste time; act playfully

• dally

• discourage or prevent

• approbation

• (of a place) remote and unimportant

• jerkwater

• praise or approval

• deter

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

cronyism

• remove what is not wanted

• immature; lacking experience; does not behave like adult

• unfair practice by a powerful person of giving jobs and other favors to friends regardless of qualifications

• recently invented or developed; new thing that's difficult for some to understand

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

callow

• remove what is not wanted

• immature; lacking experience; does not behave like adult

• unfair practice by a powerful person of giving jobs and other favors to friends regardless of qualifications

• recently invented or developed; new thing that's difficult for some to understand

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

newfangled

• remove what is not wanted

• immature; lacking experience; does not behave like adult

• unfair practice by a powerful person of giving jobs and other favors to friends regardless of qualifications

• recently invented or developed; new thing that's difficult for some to understand

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

winnow

• remove what is not wanted

• immature; lacking experience; does not behave like adult

• unfair practice by a powerful person of giving jobs and other favors to friends regardless of qualifications

• recently invented or developed; new thing that's difficult for some to understand

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4