Vocabulary Quiz

The new law had a _______ effect on small businesses, slowly driving many of them to shut down.

• pernicious

• resonant

• jovial

• heady

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

His voice was so _______ that even the people in the back row could hear every word clearly.

• unperturbed

• pariah

• resonant

• fortitude

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Despite the intense pain from his injury, he showed great _______ by refusing to give up.

• sycophant

• subterfuge

• derision

• fortitude

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Even after losing the game, she remained _______, laughing and congratulating her teammates.

• brood

• pervasive

• dubiously

• jovial

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Although the students panicked about the upcoming test, the teacher remained _______, calmly reviewing the material.

• indignant

• unperturbed

• despot

• heady

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The wealthy businessman was constantly surrounded by _______, who praised everything he did in hopes of gaining favor.

• sycophants

• pariahs

• despots

• broods

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The roller coaster ride gave me a _______ rush of excitement that left me breathless.

• derision

• heady

• pervasive

• dubiously

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The spy used _______ to sneak into the enemy base undetected.

• resonant

• jovial

• fortitude

• subterfuge

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Ever since he was falsely accused of cheating, he had become a _______ among his classmates, who refused to sit with him.

• sycophant

• indignant

• despot

• pariah

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

The cruel queen ruled as a _______, punishing anyone who dared to question her authority.

• unperturbed

• heady

• brood

• despot

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4