Vocabulary Meanings Quiz

What does the word "frivolous" mean?

• Carefree and unserious

• Very large number

• Slavelike obedience

• A cause of harm or damage

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means "to go back or return"?

• Oust

• Revert

• Detriment

• Incapacitate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

If someone is described as "frugal," what are they likely to be?

• Carefree with money

• Saving or penny pinching

• Deliberate and unprovoked

• Unstable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of "incapacitate"?

• To get rid of something

• Prevent from functioning in a normal way

• A problem or issue

• Something moral or right

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which word best describes something unstable?

• Ethical

• Volatile

• Servile

• Wanton

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the word "assert" mean?

• To say something or do something confidently.

• To blame someone for something.

• To be embarrassed or ashamed.

• To revel in something.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "to blame something on someone that isn’t guilty"?

• Purge

• Scapegoat

• Evolve

• Collaborate

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

If someone is described as "aghast," what are they experiencing?

• Happiness

• Horror or shock

• Confidence

• Abundance

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "gingerly" mean?

• Doing things in a cautious manner

• Doing things quickly

• Doing things angrily

• Doing things loudly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does it mean to "ostracize" someone?

• To work with someone else

• To grow beyond something

• To exclude somebody

• To revel in something

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E