HW: Lesson 8 Vocab: INSUL/IDIO/ NUM/PLUS/PLUR/SING

What is the meaning of the word 'INSULAR'?

• Limited in knowledge or perspective

• To protect from outside influence

• A peculiar quality; a quirk

• To list separately; to count off

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Fill in the blank: The mayor believed that his status in the community would ______ him against the negative attention other politicians had been given.

• insulate

• expose

• harm

• endanger

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What is the meaning of the word 'IDIOSYNCRASY'?

• A) Speech or phrasing specific to a particular language

• B) A peculiar quality; a quirk

• C) So plentiful as to be uncountable

• D) Baffled; confused

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the meaning of the word 'IDIOM'?

• To protect from outside influence

• Limited in knowledge or perspective

• Speech or phrasing specific to a particular language

• To list separately; to count off

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Fill in the blank: Joanna was asked by her doctor to ______ the symptoms that had been bothering her.

• enumerate

• ignore

• exaggerate

• hide

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

What is the meaning of the word 'INNUMERABLE'?

• So plentiful as to be uncountable

• A peculiar quality; a quirk

• Baffled; confused

• Limited in knowledge or perspective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the meaning of the word 'NONPLUSSED'?

• Limited in knowledge or perspective

• Baffled; confused

• To protect from outside influence

• Speech or phrasing specific to a particular language

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

When Joyce used a (n) _______________ unfamiliar to her listeners, she was forced to stop and explain.

• idiom

• phrase

• expression

• term

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Our manager did not _______________ just one of us out for criticism; he expressed displeasure with the whole department.

• single

• praise

• ignore

• reward

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CCSS.L.3.2F

Due to his rather _______________ upbringing, John had tasted a few foods besides those cooked by his family.

• insular

• diverse

• cosmopolitan

• adventurous