AWIT Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "wraithlike" mean?

• Looking like the spirit of a dead person

• Having no limits

• Easily hurt or harmed

• Showing dislike or opposition

Which word describes something that is strange or unusual in a surprising way?

• Indignant

• Uncanny

• Sullen

• Tangible

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of "vulnerable"?

• Cleverness or skill

• Easily hurt or harmed

• Having or consisting of a physical body

• To change in an important way

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

What does "moderation" refer to?

• The quality of being reasonable and avoiding extremes

• The process of making something disappear

• The length, width, height, or depth of something

• The qualities that make a thing what it is

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

What does "cunning" mean?

• Angry and aggressive

• Cleverness or skill, especially in tricking people

• Not intended or planned

• To learn something so it can be used

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "belligerent" mean?

• Angry and aggressive

• Easily seen or recognized

• To look into or examine carefully

• To cause someone to be worried or upset

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What is the definition of "inadvertently"?

• Not intended or planned

• Having no limits

• To hide or cover something

• The process of making something disappear

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does "compulsion" refer to?

• A very strong desire to do something

• The qualities that make a thing what it is

• To change in an important way

• To learn something so it can be used

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

What does "assimilate" mean?

• To learn something so it is fully understood and can be used

• To cause someone to be worried or upset

• To hide or cover something

• Having or consisting of a physical body

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does "indignant" mean?

• Feeling or showing anger because of something unfair

• Easily seen or recognized

• To look into or examine carefully

• The process of making something disappear

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4