Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "chide" mean?

• to scold mildly or express disapproval

• harmful to life or health; poisonous

• a sequence of events that is imagined, assumed, or suggested

• a strong desire; craving

What is the meaning of "connotation"?

• a secondary meaning suggested by a word, in addition to the word's dictionary definition

• a union of individuals, groups, or nations for some specific purpose

• a sequence of events that is imagined, assumed, or suggested

• fallen into a state in which repairs are badly needed; broken down

What does "diabolic" mean?

• very cruel, wicked; demonic

• harmful to life or health; poisonous

• necessary to the whole; belonging to the whole

• a strong desire; craving

What is the definition of "yen"?

• a strong desire; craving

• very cruel, wicked; demonic

• necessary to the whole; belonging to the whole

• harmful to life or health; poisonous

My ________ for the perfect Christmas morning is waking early, running to see that the Christmas cookies have been eaten, and a huge present with my name on it was waiting for me to open it!

• connotation

• commensurate

• coalition

• chide

• scenario

The teacher ________(e)d the student for always being late and disrupting the class.

• chide

• coalition

• commensurate

• connotation

Voting is ______ to democracy. Without free elections, a democratic system cannot continue to exist.

• chide

• integral

• diabolic

• commensurate

• coalition

A ______ of students went to see the principal and request that a committee review the lunches being served to the students.

• chide

• coalition

• commensurate

• connotation

Which is the antonym for: dilapidated?

• crumbling

• broken-down

• battered

• healthy

Which is the antonym for: scenario?

• reality

• situation

• plot

• scheme