Vocabulary Challenge: Fill in the Blanks

Which word means "exact and accurate"?

• Abundance

• Precise

• Ravaged

• Milling

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the term for a dead body, especially of a human?

• Corpse

• Gored

• Uprooted

• Dessert

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Which word means "to feel or show deep sorrow or regret for someone who has died"?

• Mourn

• Staggered

• Receding

• Constantly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What word describes doing something unwillingly or with reluctance?

• Grudgingly

• Revived

• Monotonous

• Abundance

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word refers to irregular spots or stains?

• Splotches

• Milling

• Gored

• Desert

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What word means "dull, repetitive, and lacking in variety"?

• Monotonous

• Ravaged

• Uprooted

• Corpse

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "to get off a horse, bicycle, or other vehicle"?

• Dismounted

• Receding

• Gored

• Emaciated

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What word means "happening all the time; continually"?

• Constantly

• Staggered

• Revived

• Milling

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

Which word means "a very large quantity of something"?

• Abundance

• Corpse

• Splotches

• Gored

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What word means "never giving up; persistent"?

• Relentless

• Uprooted

• Dessert

• Receding

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C