Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "meager" mean?

• Abundant

• Lacking in quantity; very small

• Skillful and quick in movement

• A joke or humorous comment

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means "to defend"?

• Expel

• Subdue

• Fend

• Jest

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What is the meaning of "brusqueness"?

• Sadness or regret

• Abruptness in speech or manner

• A hard, bowl-like container

• To force out; to dismiss from a place

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which word describes something with extreme hatred or disgust?

• Harbinger

• Abomination

• Poignant

• Deft

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "poignant" mean?

• Sadness or regret

• In large quantities; abundantly

• To overcome, quieten, or bring under control

• A person or thing that announces/signals the approach of another

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "skillful and quick in movement"?

• Meager

• Deft

• Mortar

• Jest

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is a "mortar"?

• A joke or humorous comment

• A hard, bowl-like container

• To force out; to dismiss from a place

• Abruptness in speech or manner

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What does "subdue" mean?

• To overcome, quieten, or bring under control

• To defend

• In large quantities; abundantly

• Sadness or regret

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word refers to a person or thing that announces/signals the approach of another?

• Jest

• Harbinger

• Abomination

• Fend

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

What does "copiously" mean?

• In large quantities; abundantly

• Lacking in quantity; very small

• To speak playfully or mockingly

• To overcome, quieten, or bring under control

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C