8 - Vocabulary 13b & 14b Test

What is the meaning of the word "vacillate"?

• To describe something precisely

• To shift between opinions or act indecisively

• To surrender

• To be fanciful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word best describes someone who is "cruelly insensitive"?

• Callous

• Whimsical

• Affinity

• Anomaly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "egregious" mean?

• Stubborn

• Shockingly bad

• Playful

• Surrendering

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

If someone has an "affinity" for music, what does that mean?

• They dislike music

• They are indifferent to music

• They have a liking or attraction for music

• They surrender to music

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "to stop resisting; surrender"?

• Obdurate

• Capitulate

• Delineate

• Duplicitous

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

A person who is "duplicitous" can best be described as:

• Honest and straightforward

• Two-faced and misleading

• Playful and amusing

• Stubborn and unchanging

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

To "delineate" something means to:

• Surrender

• Describe something precisely

• Be fanciful

• Be insensitive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which word means "stubborn; refusing to change in order to improve"?

• Obdurate

• Whimsical

• Anomaly

• Affinity

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

An "anomaly" is:

• A common occurrence

• Something different from the rest of a group

• A type of surrender

• A precise description

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which word best fits the definition "fanciful; amusing and playful"?

• Callous

• Whimsical

• Egregious

• Obdurate

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6