Avarice

What is the tone of Avarice?

• Judgemental

• Pleased

• Envious

• Surprised

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who wrote the poem "Avarice"

• Robert Frost

• Yusef Komunyakaa

• Tracy K. Smith

• Reginald Gibbons

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

greed; excessive desire for riches

• avarice

• assiduous

• penurious

• conspicuous 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Greed for wealth

• Animosity

• Avarice

• Desultory

• Dissipation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Excessive greed; insatiable desire for wealth

• Cynical

• Condone

• Apathy

• Avarice

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the definition of 'avarice'?

• Greed for wealth

• Lack of interest

• Generosity

• Contentment

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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 words is a synonym for 'avarice'?

• Altruism

• Greed

• Charity

• Kindness

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

In literature, how is 'avarice' often portrayed?

• As a virtue

• As a vice

• As a neutral trait

• As a heroic quality

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following sentences uses 'avarice' correctly?

• His avarice for knowledge was commendable.

• Her avarice led her to donate all her money.

• The avarice of the character was his downfall.

• Avarice is a sign of humility.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What part of speech is the word 'avarice'?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G