The ____________house, empty for decades, was often the source of unexplained phenomena.

• rife

• stygian

• procrustean

• cosmopolitan

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

During the last minute of the close championship game, a referee's foolish decision caused a ___________among the fans of both teams.

• nomenclature

• metamorphosis

• carte blanche

• donnybrook

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

That butterfly will experience a physical ____________as it passes from the pupa stage to the adult stage.

• vestige

• incantation

• metamorphosis

• sophistry

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The secret agent had _____to complete the extremely vital mission; most people did not bend his authority.

• Nomenclature

• Incantation

• Carte Blanche

• Sophistry

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The witch uttered a long _______as she recited the magic potion; she hoped to gain chaos with disrupting the spirits.

• Donnybrook

• Vestige

• Incantation

• Metamorphosis

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The _________bank loan officer was rude to the poorly dressed applicants; he thought his years of schooling gave him the authority to mistreat people .

• Contemptuous

• Stygian

• Nonchalant

• Cosmopolitan

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The delusional man wandered down the street, conversing with some invisible _________; those who passed him tried not to stare at this mentally ill individual.

• Vestige

• Brigand

• Sophistry

• Interlocutor

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Be careful while shopping, because that part of the city is _____with crime.

• Stygian

• Contemptuous

• Rife

• Nonchalant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The stagecoach driver kept a nervous watch for ______while transporting the heavy cash box.

• Brigand

• Donnybrook

• Vestige

• Incantation

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Students often spend hours memorizing the ______of biological names, but on the test their minds become blank with lack of information.

• Interlocutor

• Incantation

• Nomenclature

• Sophistry

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4