Vocabulary Quiz

What is the meaning of "effulgence"?

• A state of deep-seated ill-will

• The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

• Be lazy or idle

• Characterized by propriety and dignity

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which word means "wrap in or as if in strips of cloth"?

• Swathe

• Efflorescence

• Interpose

• Enmity

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What does the word "emboss" mean?

• To engrave deeply

• To raise in a relief

• To flatten

• To color brightly

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What is the meaning of "pallor"?

• A bright color

• An unnatural lack of color in the skin

• A type of plant

• A loud noise

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which word means "without respect; in a disdainful manner"?

• Contemptuously

• Incredulous

• Pliant

• Furtive

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.3

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.L.9-10.6

What is the meaning of "hiatus"?

• A continuous flow

• An interruption in the intensity or amount of something

• A loud noise

• A type of plant

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does "pallor" indicate about someone's appearance?

• Bright and colorful

• An unnatural lack of color

• Healthy and vibrant

• Dark and tanned

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "caper" mean?

• Jump about playfully

• A variation in circumstances or fortune

• Feeling great delight and interest

• Straying from the right course or from accepted standards

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "antagonism" mean?

• A state of deep-seated ill-will

• Jump about playfully

• Mutual accusations

• Feeling great delight and interest

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What might "recrimination" involve?

• Mutual accusations

• Decorating a room

• Jumping playfully

• Expressing sorrow

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4