Coming of Age Vocabulary

Which word means “polite and respectful”?

• Contrite

• Defiance

• Civil

• Futile

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means “aware of something or one’s surroundings”?

• Innocence

• Conscious

• Tenuous

• Idealism

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means “feeling or expressing guilt, regret, or remorse”?

• Defiance

• Civil

• Contrite

• Innocence

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means “disobedience or resistance to someone else’s wishes”?

• Hierarchy

• Defiance

• Tenuous

• Idealism

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which word means “pointless; unable to produce any useful result”?

• Civil

• Contrite

• Innocence

• Futile

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means “a system of ranking groups of people one above the other”?

• Defiance

• Hierarchy

• Tenuous

• Idealism

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word means “extreme hopefulness or belief in something, especially when it’s unrealistic”?

• Contrite

• Idealism

• Civil

• Futile

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means “lack of worldly experience; lack of guilt or evil intention”?

• Tenuous

• Innocence

• Defiance

• Idealism

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means “very weak or not substantial”?

• Civil

• Futile

• Tenuous

• Innocence

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Someone who is civil would likely be:

• Rude and harsh

• Angry and disrespectful

• Polite and courteous

• Defiant and stubborn

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4