Keystone Vocabulary Set 1

What does the word "disconcerting" mean?

• Causing happiness and joy

• Causing anxiety, uneasiness, or confusion

• Attracting attention or notice

• Being few in number or quantity

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word describes something that does not attract attention?

• Intrepid

• Unobtrusive

• Pallid

• Tenuous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of "paucity"?

• Abundance

• Scarcity

• Realism

• Strength

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which term refers to the quality of appearing to be true or real?

• Verisimilitude

• Connive

• Exhort

• Abjure

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does "tenuous" mean?

• Strong and secure

• Very weak or slight

• Fearless and adventurous

• Pale and lacking color

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does it mean to "abjure" something?

• To secretly cooperate

• To urge strongly

• To renounce or reject solemnly

• To appear real

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word means to secretly cooperate in an illegal act?

• Exhort

• Connive

• Abjure

• Pallid

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does "exhort" mean?

• To advise earnestly

• To appear true

• To be inconspicuous

• To be weak

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word describes someone who is fearless and adventurous?

• Pallid

• Tenuous

• Intrepid

• Unobtrusive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does "pallid" mean?

• Full of color

• Lacking color; faint or weak

• Strong and secure

• Abundant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4