Vocab Quiz 1: Review

What is the meaning of 'obstinacy'?

• Resolute adherence to one’s own ideas or desire

• In a composed and unconcerned manner

• Unable to be measured or understood

• Brief and to the point

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which of the following is a synonym for 'laconic'?

• Loquacious

• Concise

• Mysterious

• Casual

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What does 'fathomless' mean?

• A massive force

• An authoritative command or request

• Unable to be measured or understood

• Thoroughly dried out

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How would someone act if they are behaving 'nonchalantly'?

• With stubbornness

• In a casual way

• With vitality

• In a concerned manner

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the antonym of 'behest'?

• Directive

• Edict

• Order

• Suggestion

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which word describes 'reckless or malicious behavior'?

• Juggernaut

• Shenanigans

• Quotidian

• Presage

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does 'desiccated' mean?

• Moist

• Lifeless

• Unremarkable

• Foreboding

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is a 'presage'?

• A brief statement

• A sign of something about to happen

• A composed manner

• A massive force

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which of the following is a synonym for 'juggernaut'?

• Insignificant

• Suggestion

• Campaign

• Casual

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What does 'quotidian' mean?

• Found in the ordinary course of events

• Unable to be measured

• An authoritative command

• Thoroughly dried out

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E