Vocabulary Quiz

What is the meaning of "Umbrage"?

• Joy, happiness

• Resentment, offense

• Confusion, chaos

• Peace, tranquility

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The athlete reached the _________ of her career when she won the gold medal at the Olympics.

• wallow

• zenith

• quandary

• prowess

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

His refusal to participate in the project was ____________ to admitting that he did not care about the team's success.

• zenith

• tantamount

• solicitous

• ostracism

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 "Ostracism" mean?

• Inclusion in a group

• Exclusion from a group

• Promotion within a group

• Leadership of a group

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

My roommate can’t get over her breakup with her boyfriend and just __________ in self-pity.

• wallow

• umbrage

• prowess

• zenith

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Terry liked to __________ while sitting on the banks of the river, staring pensively into the water.

• ruminate

• solicitous

• tantamount

• ostracism

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Jim, laid up in bed with a nasty virus, enjoyed the __________ attentions of his mother, who brought him soup and extra blankets.

• solicitous

• vociferous

• tantamount

• ostracism

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

She proved her athletic ___________ with two convincing wins

• ostracism

• prowess

• umbrage

• wallow

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Carlos found himself in a __________: should he choose mint chocolate chip or cookie dough?

• quandary

• umbrage

• prowess

• ostracism

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

I’m tired of his __________ whining so I’m breaking up with him.

• vociferous

• prowess

• tantamount

• ostracism

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E