Vocabulary Quiz

Choose the correct vocabulary word that means 'to make greater or supplement':

(a)  

• Augment
• Diminish
• Reduce
• Subtract
• Choler

Tags

TEKS.ELA.8.2A

Match the following descriptions with the type of person they describe:

• A person who is harmful or destructive

• A profane person

• A person who is rowdy or rough

• A Valiant Person

• A person who uses offensive language

• A pernicious person

• A person who shows courage and determination

• A boisterous person

Tags

TEKS.ELA.8.2A

The most appropriate word that describes something very destructive or harmful is (a)  

• Pernicious
• Beneficial
• Harmless
• Constructive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The term characterized by a sign, forewarning, or omen, often indicating something significant or calamitous is about to happen is (a)  

• Portentous
• Innocuous
• Trivial
• Banal

Tags

TEKS.ELA.8.2A

The term that refers to future generations and is often used to discuss the impact of current actions on those who will live in the future is (a)   .

• Posterity
• Ancestry
• Contemporaries
• Predecessors

Tags

TEKS.ELA.8.5F

The act of showing contempt or lack of reverence toward sacred things is described as (a)  

• Profane
• Sacred
• Holy
• Reverent

Tags

TEKS.ELA.8.2B

TEKS.ELA.8.5F

TEKS.ELA.8.6C

Choose the correct word that is a noun meaning anger or irritability:

(a)   ​

• Choler
• Valiant
• Pernicious
• Serene

Tags

TEKS.ELA.8.2A

A person known for their strong ethical principles and moral integrity, often demonstrating righteousness in their actions and decisions, is described as (a)  

• Virtuous
• Dishonest
• Corrupt
• Immoral

Tags

TEKS.ELA.8.5F

Something extraordinary or marvelous is described as (a)  

• Prodigious
• Ordinary
• Mundane
• Common

Tags

TEKS.ELA.8.2B

The term used to describe someone who is excessively noisy and lively is (a)  

• A cautious person
• A timid person
• A boisterous person
• A serene person

Tags

TEKS.ELA.8.2A