Vocabulary Quiz: Understanding Key Terms

Which word best describes a situation where two groups have reached a mutual understanding?

• Acrid

• Accord

• Appalled

• Omission

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

What is the best term for a taste that is unpleasantly sharp and bitter?

• Corpulent

• Blatant

• Acrid

• Torrid

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

If someone is filled with shock or horror, which adjective would best describe their reaction?

• Appalled

• Diffident

• Inarticulate

• Relentless

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

Which term refers to a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief?

• Assertion

• Myopia

• Talisman

• Sauntered

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What word describes someone who is hostile and eager to fight?

• Belligerent

• Ludicrous

• Opaque

• Theological

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which adjective would you use to describe something that is very obvious and offensive?

• Blatant

• Cascading

• Unendurable

• Torrid

What term describes something that flows or falls in large amounts, like a waterfall?

• Corpulent

• Cascading

• Myopia

• Omission

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which word best describes someone who is excessively overweight?

• Diffident

• Corpulent

• Inarticulate

• Relentless

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What term would you use to describe someone who is hesitant and lacks confidence?

• Diffident

• Appalled

• Blatant

• Torrid

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

Which adjective describes someone who is unable to express themselves clearly?

• Inarticulate

• Ludicrous

• Opaque

• Sauntered

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6