Chapter 9 Vocabulary Review Game

What is the meaning of the word "bolster"?

• To decrease in value

• To prop up, support, or strengthen

• To assign to an inferior position

• To be unclear or vague

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word means "decrease in value over a period of time"?

• Indiscriminate

• Replete

• Depreciate

• Terse

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does "indiscriminate" mean?

• Done at random or without careful judgment

• Tending to ask questions

• Filled with something

• Using few words

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which word describes someone who is curious and tends to ask questions?

• Nebulous

• Inquisitive

• Sedentary

• Tenet

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the definition of "nebulous"?

• Clear and well-defined

• Unclear, vague, or ill-defined

• Filled with something

• Tending to spend a lot of time seated

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does "relegate" mean?

• To prop up or support

• To decrease in value

• To assign to an inferior rank or position

• To be concise and to the point

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word means "filled with or well-supplied with something"?

• Replete

• Terse

• Sedentary

• Tenet

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the meaning of "sedentary"?

• Active and moving frequently

• Tending to spend a lot of time seated

• Curious and questioning

• Random and without judgment

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word refers to a principle or belief, especially in religion or philosophy?

• Bolster

• Tenet

• Nebulous

• Inquisitive

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does "terse" mean?

• Using many words

• Filled with something

• Using few words; concise and to the point

• Decreasing in value

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4