Vocabulary Challenge for Grade 9

What does the word "circumvent" mean?

• To catch sight of

• To manage to get around

• To steal or loot

• To emphasize a description

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which of the following best describes a "despotic" ruler?

• A ruler who is very hard to please

• A ruler who has total power and often uses it in cruel ways

• A ruler who sets up temporary camps

• A ruler who is often preyed upon

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What is a "bivouac"?

• A temporary camp

• A severely wounded person

• A person who steals

• A prey

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The word "veritable" is used to:

• Describe a temporary camp

• Emphasize a description or comparison

• Describe someone who is hard to please

• Describe a ruler with total power

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

A "fastidious" person is someone who is:

• Very hard or difficult to please

• Someone who steals or plunders

• A temporary camp

• A ruler with total power

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

To "descry" something means to:

• Steal or loot

• Catch sight of

• Set up a temporary camp

• Manage to get around

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is a "quarry" in the context of hunting?

• A temporary camp

• A prey

• A severely wounded person

• Someone who steals

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

If something is "lacerated," it is:

• Torn or severely wounded

• A temporary camp

• A prey

• Someone who steals

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

A "marauder" is best described as:

• Someone who is very hard to please

• Someone who steals or plunders

• A temporary camp

• A prey

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

To "plunder" means to:

• Catch sight of

• Steal or loot

• Manage to get around

• Emphasize a description

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C