Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz Composition

Match the following vocabulary words with their correct definitions:

• logically connected

• common, ordinary

• common, ordinary

• relevant; fitting

• finding fault

• to claim without right

• coagulate

• to act evasively to gain time

• to claim without right

• a formal expression of praise

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

In order to extend her curfew, our persistent daughter will ________________________ her request until we are tired of hearing her and give in.

• belabor

• abandon

• ignore

• whisper

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

I was shocked to hear that my best friend was spreading ____________________ rumors about me.

• invidious

• gregarious

• oblivious

• tenuous

The police could not ____________________ his alibi, so he was charged with the crime.

• substantiate

• eliminate

• fabricate

• complicate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The fact that his mom likes to talk and tends to answer for him magnifies his ____________________ nature.

• taciturn

• gregarious

• loquacious

• boisterous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

After the two dogs stopped fighting, many of their ____________________ had to be mended with stitches.

• excoriations

• collars

• leashes

• treats

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

If she cannot control her ____________________ habits, she will have spent all of her inheritance in a year.

• acquisitive

• generous

• timid

• reluctant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

After three days in the arid desert, the lost man drank a gallon of water and even that did not quench his _______________thirst.

• insatiable

• temporary

• satisfied

• brief

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

The aerial team assisted the police in the ____________________ of the fleeing suspect.

• reconnaissance

• celebration

• punishment

• negotiation

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

If the politicians do not change their ____________________ ways, much governmental change will not occur.

• intransigent

• generous

• flexible

• transparent