Barron's Week 4 Vocabulary Quiz (REG)

What does the word "allure" mean?

• A feeling of excitement

• Enthusiastic

• The power to attract or charm

• To challenge someone

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word describes someone who is extremely interested and enthusiastic?

• Reticent

• Jubilant

• Indifferent

• Avid

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is "devotion"?

• A feeling of excitement

• Love

• To challenge someone

• To be intoxicated

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

After the Dolphins lost the playoffs, they were not given an effusive welcome. What does "effusive" mean in the sentence?

• Not revealing one's thoughts

• Expressing feelings in an unrestrained manner

• A choice to take what's available

• Having no particular interest

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

a feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation is defined as. . .?

• Zealous

• Exhilaration

• Allure

• Fanatic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

She is a Taylor Swift fanatic. What does "fanatic" refer to?

• To be the boss

• To challenge someone

• A person excessively devoted to a cause

• Feeling or expressing great happiness

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What does it mean to be indifferent?

• A choice to take what's available

• Enthusiastic

• Having no particular interest or sympathy

• To be intoxicated

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The dog was jubilant when its owner returned home. What is the meaning of "jubilant"?

• To challenge someone

• Not revealing one's thoughts

• To be the boss

• Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

John was reticent to reveal the surprise. What does "reticent" mean?

• A feeling of excitement

• To be intoxicated

• Enthusiastic

• Not revealing one's thoughts

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the idiom "to throw down the gauntlet" mean?

• To be intoxicated

• To be the boss

• A choice to take what's available

• To challenge someone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B