Vocabulary Quiz 11/1

He meandered with the sightseers staring at the skyscrapers.

What does meandered mean?

• to wander aimlessly or casually without urgent destination : ramble

• the excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty 

•  to leave out or leave unmentioned

• To run

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

His face was wizened with age.

What does wizened mean?

• to be young

• to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging

• to be a wizard

• to become wet and pruny

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

I was sure we wouldn’t get there in time, but they told me not to fret.

What does fret mean?

• to be slow

• to be quick

• to worry or be concerned

• to be peaceful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

They tried to salvage the fallen cake.

What does salvage mean?

• to destroy or break apart

• to run away from

• an irregular in form or growth

• to rescue or save especially from wreckage or ruin

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

He had a scraggly beard after being in the jungle for several months. 

What does scraggly mean?

• to be clean shaven

• to be irregular in form or growth

• to destroy something

• to be worried

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

She gave a contribution to the disaster relief fund.

What does contribution mean?

• the act of giving, such as time or money

• the act of receiving something

• a prize

• a house

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The siblings were bickering about whose turn it was to take out the garbage. 

What does bickering mean?

• speaking for a long time on a topic

• agreement on an issue

• giving advice or counsel to others

• petty and petulant arguing especially when prolonged or habitual

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Dock workers are negotiating for higher salaries.

What does negotiating mean?

• intellectually alert

•  To discuss with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter

• to ask the advice or opinion of

• petty and petulant arguing especially when prolonged or habitual

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The dog wound his leash around his owner’s legs.

What does wound mean?

• to injure the body

• air blowing past something

• to turn completely or repeatedly about an object

• to dance around

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

A keen student noticed a spelling mistake.

What does keen mean?

• intellectually alert

• A succession of rulers of the same line of descent

• the act of giving or supplying something

• dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C