Vocabulary Quiz

What is the meaning of 'approbation'?

• A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

• To make easier or milder, relieve

• Decline, decay, or deterioration

• The expression of approval or favorable opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which of the following is a synonym for 'assuage'?

• Isolation

• Intensify

• Lessen

• Hide

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What is the antonym of 'coalition'?

• Alliance

• League

• Isolation

• Evoke

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which word means 'to draw forth, bring out from some source'?

• Approbation

• Assuage

• Decadence

• Elicit

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is a synonym for 'decadence'?

• Corruption

• Decency

• Respect

• Morality

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The mayor received widespread __________ from the public for her efforts to improve the city's infrastructure.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

True or False: The word decadence can refer to both moral corruption and a period of decline or deterioration.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Match the following

• a combination, union, or alliance

• Approbation

• to make easier or milder; relieve

• Coaltion

• a condition of decline or decay

• Assuage

• to draw forth or bring out from a source

• Decadence

• The expression of approval or praise

• Elicit

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The teacher hoped to _______ thoughtful responses from her students by asking open-ended questions.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

After the successful project, the team formed a permanent _________ to continue working together

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E