Vocabulary Challenge for Grade 14

What does the word "audacious" mean?

• Lacking energy or enthusiasm

• Showing a willingness to take bold risks

• To take something away from someone

• To start a journey

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "to take something away from someone, often as a penalty"?

• Confiscate

• Depict

• Embark

• Pilfer

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 "conscientious" mean?

• Lacking in care or attention

• Showing care and precision

• To steal in small quantities

• To cause irritation or resentment

Which word means "to represent or show in the form of a picture or description"?

• Rankle

• Rebuke

• Depict

• Serene

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does the word "embark" mean?

• To begin a journey or project

• To reprimand or scold

• To steal in small quantities

• To be careless or untidy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means "a slight suspicion or hint"?

• Profusion

• Inkling

• Prudent

• Slovenly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "lackadaisical" mean?

• Full of energy and enthusiasm

• Lacking in spirit or interest

• To take something away from someone

• To represent in a picture

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word means "to steal in small quantities"?

• Mutiny

• Pilfer

• Rebuke

• Serene

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does "prudent" mean?

• Lacking in care or attention

• Showing care and thought for the future

• To cause irritation or resentment

• To reprimand or scold

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "calm, peaceful, and untroubled"?

• Audacious

• Serene

• Lackadaisical

• Slovenly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4