Vocabulary Quiz #16

What does the word "sardonic" mean?

• Cheerful and friendly

• Bitterly scornful; sneering; sarcastic

• Calm and peaceful

• Joyful and enthusiastic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word describes a situation where one must choose between two unsatisfactory alternatives?

• Eulogy

• Subterfuge

• Dilemma

• Exotic

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the meaning of "truculent"?

• Gentle and kind

• Fierce; cruel; threatening

• Happy and content

• Quiet and reserved

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word refers to high praise, especially in honor of someone who has died?

• Exotic

• Querulous

• Eulogy

• Sardonic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "exotic" mean?

• Common and ordinary

• Foreign; strange

• Local and familiar

• Dull and boring

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word means habitually complaining or peevish?

• Truculent

• Sardonic

• Querulous

• Subterfuge

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the definition of "subterfuge"?

• A straightforward plan

• A trip or plan for escaping something unpleasant; a deception

• An honest confession

• A joyful celebration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

How do you spell...

• Sardanic

• Sardenick

• Sardonic

• Sardinic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

How do you spell...

• Truculent

• Truculant

• Truckulent

• Truclent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

How do you spell...

• Dillema

• Dillemma

• Dilema

• Dilemma

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F