Word of the Day Quiz 1

Which word means "greedy of gain, especially in seeking to hoard riches"?

• Benevolent

• Avaricious

• Exacerbate

• Stoic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "marked by or disposed to doing good"?

• Inexorable

• Benevolent

• Saccharine

• Impetuous

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means "to make more violent, bitter, or severe"?

• Exacerbate

• Ethereal

• Esoteric

• Languid

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word means "overly or sickishly sweet"?

• Impetuous

• Saccharine

• Stoic

• Benevolent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word refers to someone who is "free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submissive to natural law"?

• Esoteric

• Impetuous

• Stoic

• Languid

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which word means "not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped; relentless"?

• Ethereal

• Inexorable

• Saccharine

• Avaricious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "marked by impulsive vehemence or passion"?

• Impetuous

• Exacerbate

• Languid

• Benevolent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means "designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone"?

• Esoteric

• Avaricious

• Languid

• Stoic

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word describes something that is "of or relating to the regions beyond the earth"?

• Ethereal

• Inexorable

• Exacerbate

• Saccharine

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which word means "drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion; weak"?

• Esoteric

• Languid

• Impetuous

• Benevolent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4