Unit 5 Vocabulary – An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Fill in the blank: Out of ______ to the elderly professor, the students remained silent while he spoke, showing their deep respect. (Definition: Respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.)

• deference

• disrespect

• indifference

• defiance

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Fill in the blank: The ______ general barked orders at his soldiers, acting as though he was above everyone else. (Definition: Domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing.)

• domineering

• submissive

• timid

• meek

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Fill in the blank: The scientist was ______ for her groundbreaking discoveries, receiving awards and praise from all over the world. (Definition: Raised or elevated, as in rank or character; of high station.)

• honored

• ignored

• criticized

• overlooked

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Fill in the blank: The long lecture felt ______, as though it would go on forever. (Definition: Incapable of being terminated; unending.)

• unending

• interminable

• eternal

• perpetual

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Fill in the blank: Looking at the vast, star-filled sky, she felt an ______ sense of wonder that words could not describe.

• inexpressible

• ordinary

• common

• mundane

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Provide a definition for the word 'Apprise'.

• To inform or notify

• To criticize or scold

• To entertain or amuse

• To confuse or perplex

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The word 'Smitten' is defined as:

• deeply in love

• angry or upset

• confused or puzzled

• bored or uninterested

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Provide a definition for the word 'Presage'.

• A sign or warning that something, typically something bad, will happen

• A type of fruit

• A mathematical equation

• A historical event

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Deference

• too great or extreme to be expressed in words

• To inform or tell someone something important

• Showing respect or letting someone else take the lead.

• Commanding or dominant; acting like you’re in charge when you’re not.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Imperious

• Commanding or dominant; acting like you’re in charge when you’re not.

• placed at a high or powerful level

  
  

• Deeply in love or really impressed with something.

• To tell the truth; sincere, loyal

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4