Week 5 Vocabulary Quiz (reg)

Cooking with honey ameliorated our dinner. What does the term "amelioration" mean?

• The process of making something worse.

• The process of ignoring something.

• The process of making something better.

• The process of maintaining something.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Jake saw his grade go from a B to a C, assuaging his nerves. What is the meaning of "assuage"?

• To make an unpleasant feeling less intense.

• To enhance a pleasant feeling.

• To make a pleasant feeling more intense.

• To ignore an unpleasant feeling.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

To be "compensated" on something means. . .

• To make up for a loss or deficiency.

• To enhance a loss or deficiency.

• To worsen a loss or deficiency.

• To ignore a loss or deficiency.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

When you "conserve" nature you are. . .

• To destroy something.

• To enhance something.

• To ignore something.

• To protect from harm or destruction.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Constructive critique is important while writing an essay. What does "constructive" mean?

• Serving a neutral purpose.

• Serving a useful purpose.

• Serving a harmful purpose.

• Serving a useless purpose.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the meaning of "enhance"?

• To improve the quality or value of something.

• To ignore the quality of something.

• To destroy the quality of something.

• To decrease the quality of something.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

I am enriching my studies by reading 100 pages every week. "Enrich" means to. . .

• The act of ignoring something.

• The act of improving or enhancing.

• The act of maintaining something.

• The act of destroying something.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The enemy must be neutralized. What is the definition of "neutralize"?

• To enhance an effect.

• To ignore an effect.

• To counteract or cancel out an effect.

• To worsen an effect.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does "preservation" mean?

• The act of ignoring something.

• The act of destroying something.

• The act of maintaining something in its original state.

• The act of enhancing something.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Redeem means to. . .

• To recover or regain possession of something.

• To ignore possession of something.

• To lose possession of something.

• To destroy possession of something.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C