Vocabulary Practice pg.26 to 29

Fill in the blank: Risking one's own life to save the lives of others is considered the ________ of selfless valor.

• quintessence

• paradox

• semblance

• illusion

Fill in the blank: Lawyers are paid to ________ legal papers and explain the fine print to their clients.

• scrutinize

• decorate

• ignore

• misplace

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

In the Sherlock Holmes stories, we read of the evil Professor Moriarty, whose ___ was almost a match for Holmes's genius.

• duplicity

• quintessence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

On the morning of the picnic, the sky was gray and overcast, but suddenly the sun came out and smiled on us.

• benevolently

• adroitly

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

3. It was rude of you to ___ so obviously when the speaker mispronounced words and made grammatical errors.

• scrutinize

• grimace

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The lawyer's questioning slowly but surely revealed the weaknesses in his opponent's case.

• adroit

• feasible

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Though it may appear rather ordinary to the casual reader, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is to me the ___ of eloquence.

• duplicity

• quintessence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

6. The nightmare that continues to haunt all thoughtful people is a nuclear ___ in which our civilization might be destroyed.

• benevolence

• holocaust

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Some civil engineers believe that someday it may be to derive a large part of our energy directly from the sun.

• feasible

• cursory

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

It made me very uncomfortable to see the suspicion with which the wary customs officer my passport.

• scrutinized

• grimaced

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4