10th grade Vocabulary Practice Quiz

What does the word "indelible" mean?

• Not able to be erased

• Capable of being touched

• High-spirited and jubilant

• Secret or concealed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word best describes someone who is emotionally hardened and unfeeling?

• Elated

• Callous

• Indulgent

• Innocuous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

If something is "clandestine," how is it best described?

• Open and honest

• Secret, concealed, underhanded

• High-spirited and enthusiastic

• Quiet and settled

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

Which of the following words means "capable of being touched, real, concrete"?

• Tangible

• Infinitesimal

• Patent

• Asset

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

If a person is "elated," how are they feeling?

• In high spirits, jubilant, extremely pleased

• Emotionally hardened and unfeeling

• Yielding to the wishes of others

• Hostile and disliking

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

Which word means "to clarify or explain"?

• Laud

• Elucidate

• Disparage

• Loll

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A person who is "loquacious" is best described as:

• Quiet and settled

• Talkative and wordy

• Hostile and unfriendly

• Emotionally hardened

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word refers to "compulsion by threat, forcible confinement"?

• Duress

• Decorum

• Asset

• Stipulate

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

If something is "infinitesimal," what does that mean?

• So small as to be almost immeasurable

• Capable of being applied

• High-spirited and excessive

• Not able to be erased

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which word means "to relieve, make more bearable"?

• Alleviate

• Laud

• Disparage

• Loll

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6