Vocabulary Quiz

What does the adjective "benighted" mean?

• Ignorant or unaware

• Heavenly or delicate

• Unbearably painful

• Cruel or showing no mercy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What is the meaning of the noun "clime"?

• A region's climate

• A payment

• A non-Christian

• Someone who works in the home

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word describes something as "heavenly or delicate"?

• Ethereal

• Refulgent

• Despotic

• Wanton

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the adjective "excruciating" mean?

• Unbearably painful or agonizing

• More likely to do something

• Ignorant or unaware

• Spoiled

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the verb "peruse" mean?

• To read

• To allow

• To give a boost

• To shine brightly

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does the adjective "refulgent" mean?

• Brilliant or shining brightly

• Unfeeling

• Like a tyrant

• Close inspection or review

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 the meaning of the noun "sanction"?

• Give approval

• Payment

• The best of something

• A region's climate

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What does the adjective "wanton" mean?

• Cruel or showing no mercy

• Ignorant or unaware

• Spoiled

• More likely to do something

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does the noun "elite" refer to?

• The best of something

• A non-Christian

• Someone who works in the home

• Well-educated, especially in literature

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 the noun "scrutiny" mean?

• Close inspection or review

• To allow

• To read

• To give a boost

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4