Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "abdicate" mean?

• To give as a gift

• To resign or formally give up an office

• To hold much, roomy

• To burn or eat away by chemical action

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word means "to provide with lodgings"?

• Bestow

• Capacious

• Caustic

• Crusade

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is the meaning of "capacious"?

• Able to hold much, roomy

• Biting, sarcastic

• A strong movement to advance a cause

• To injure or destroy the surface

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word describes something that is "biting, sarcastic"?

• Embargo

• Caustic

• Fallacy

• Levity

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What does "crusade" refer to?

• A false notion or belief

• A strong movement to advance a cause

• To nullify, deny

• To make sick to the stomach

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 "deface" mean?

• To injure or destroy the surface or appearance of

• To forbid the trade in or movement of goods

• A lack of seriousness

• To become filled to overflowing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is an "embargo"?

• A false notion or belief

• An order forbidding the trade in or movement of goods

• A trick designed to confuse

• An opinion held to be true

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 "fallacy" mean?

• A lack of seriousness

• A false notion or belief

• To make sick to the stomach

• To nullify, deny

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the meaning of "levity"?

• A lack of seriousness

• To become filled to overflowing

• To resign or formally give up an office

• To provide with lodgings

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does "mendicant" refer to?

• A beggar

• A trick designed to confuse

• An opinion held to be true

• Easily managed, easy to deal with

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E