Vocabulary Quiz: Word Meanings

What does the word "caustic" mean?

• Friendly and kind

• Sarcastic in a bitter way

• Happy and cheerful

• Calm and peaceful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word describes a pattern that looks like criss-cross?

• Stricken

• Latticed

• Sprawling

• Withering

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

If someone is "stricken," what are they experiencing?

• A pleasant feeling

• A sense of joy

• An undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling

• A feeling of excitement

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Choose the word that means "to beg desperately."

• Tantalize

• Donned

• Implored

• Insolently

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following words means "boldly rude or disrespectful"?

• Withering

• Insolently

• Sprawling

• Contempt

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Identify the word that describes the act of putting on clothing.

• Donned

• Tantalize

• Stricken

• Latticed

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which word would best describe a person who is lying with their arms and legs spread out awkwardly?

• Withering

• Sprawling

• Caustic

• Contempt

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of "contempt"?

• A feeling of admiration

• The feeling that something is beneath consideration or worthless

• A sense of joy and happiness

• A feeling of excitement

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Match the word "withering" with its correct description.

• Intended to make someone feel humiliated

• To beg desperately

• Decorated with a lattice pattern

• Sarcastic in a bitter way

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which word means to torment or tease someone with something unobtainable?

• Tantalize

• Donned

• Stricken

• Latticed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4