Douglass Vocabulary Review

What is the definition of "obdurate"?

• Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion

• Easily influenced

• Quick to forgive

• Open to new ideas

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means "showing little or no emotion"?

• Tumultuous

• Stolid

• Rejoice

• Concede

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of "disparity"?

• A great difference

• A close similarity

• A minor disagreement

• A shared opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word is synonymous with "celebrate"?

• Rebuke

• Denounce

• Rejoice

• Equivocate

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "tumultuous" mean?

• Calm and peaceful

• Noisy and disorderly

• Silent and still

• Organized and neat

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means "to publicly declare to be wrong or evil"?

• Concede

• Denounce

• Equivocate

• Rejoice

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of "equivocate"?

• To speak ambiguously

• To speak clearly

• To agree wholeheartedly

• To remain silent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means "to admit something is true after first denying it"?

• Rebuke

• Concede

• Obdurate

• Stolid

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "rebuke" mean?

• To praise highly

• To criticize sharply

• To ignore completely

• To agree with

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word is a synonym for "unyielding"?

• Obdurate

• Tumultuous

• Disparity

• Equivocate

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4