Honors Vocabulary Practice

Which word from your vocabulary list refers to a tribute?

• encomium

• arrogate

• congeal

• halcyon

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which of your words refers to wealth that you give out?

• Eschew

• Arrogate

• Encomium

• Largesse

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which of your words refers to a storm or a stormy situation?

• maelstrom

• encomium

• largesse

• arrogate

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which of the following words refers to something golden or peaceful?

• accost

• celerity

• halcyon

• eschew

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which one of the following words means to shun or isolate?

• eschew

• maelstrom

• arrogate

• accost

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which one of your words refers to swiftness, rapidity of movement, or speed?

• maelstrom

• celerity

• halcyon

• largesse

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which king from the epic poem we read earlier this year delivers an encomium on Beowulf after he defeats Grendel?

• Chaucer

• Unferth

• Beowulf

• Hrothgar

The Canterbury tales is set in the __________ mythological setting of King Arthur and Camelot.

• encomium

• largesse

• halcyon

• celerity

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following best illustrates largesse?

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Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Why is Geoffrey Chaucer such a famous author?

• He was related to Shakespeare.

• He was the first author to write a book.

• He wrote a major literary work in English, eschewing French and Latin for his native tongue.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E