Vocab 7-8 practice

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition.

• really upset

• duplicity

• remarkably bad

• distraught

• scarcity, lack of

• paucity

• trickery

• acrimonious

• bitter

• egregious

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition.

• to draw forth

• misconstrue

• freedom from punishment

• pernicious

• to put up with

• impunity

• interpret wrongly

• elicit

• harmful

• tolerate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition.

• reaching maturity early

• perfunctory

• to ridicule, scoff at

• chagrin

• contrary, persisting in error

• precocious

• feeling of diappointment

• deride

• superficial, done without care

• perverse

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition.

• avoid

• laudable

• to discredit, belittle

• eschew

• to chew up

• masticate

• praiseworthy

• disparage

• complete failure

• fiasco

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Drag the vocabulary word to the correct column.

Groups:

(a) positive

,

(b) negative

,

(c) nuetral

• pernicious

• laudable

• distraught

• chagrin

• fiasco

• tolerate

• masticate

• elicit

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which vocab word is a SYNONYM for disparage?

• distraught

• tolerate

• deride

• pernicious

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Although it was a creative writing class, the teacher complained about the (a)   of talent there.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

My teacher (a)   my comment and sent me to the office.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Edith gave only (a)   attention to the new year, skipping our NYE party.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

To the (a)   of many taxpayers, some citizens seem to cheat the government with impunity.

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