11th Grade Vocabulary

What is the meaning of the word "retrospect"?

• Looking forward to the future

• Looking back on past events

• Ignoring the past

• Changing the present

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

Which word best describes someone who doubts the sincerity or goodness of others?

• Harrowing

• Cynical

• Articulate

• Superfluous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "usurped" mean?

• To explain clearly

• To take a position of power illegally or by force

• To dig up something buried

• To mock or ridicule

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "to dig up something that has been buried"?

• Disinter

• Derision

• Retrospect

• Harrowing

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

If something is described as "superfluous," it is:

• Necessary

• Excessive or unnecessary

• Difficult to understand

• Deeply distressing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means "to express clearly and effectively"?

• Articulate

• Usurped

• Cynical

• Harrowing

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 best fits the following sentence? "The comedian's jokes were met with _______ from the audience."

• Retrospect

• Derision

• Superfluous

• Disinter

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "The experience of losing her home in the fire was truly _______."

• Harrowing

• Articulate

• Usurped

• Cynical

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following situations best illustrates the meaning of "usurped"?

• A student explaining a math problem clearly

• A king being overthrown by a rival who takes the throne by force

• A scientist digging up ancient fossils

• A person laughing at a joke

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Select the sentence in which "superfluous" is used correctly.

• The superfluous rain made the crops grow.

• She added superfluous details to her story, making it too long.

• He was superfluous about his future plans.

• The superfluous mountain was hard to climb.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F