Vocabulary Quiz 6 (Prestwick House LevX U16)

What does 'excruciating' mean?

• Extremely painful; agonizing

• Mournful; gloomy

• Lazy; averse to work

• Harsh and biting in tone

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of 'crux'?

• Necessary; essential

• The most important or decisive point

• Sad; mournful

• Stinging or biting in odor or taste; irritating

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does 'crucial' mean?

• Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood

• Highly spirited; animated

• Necessary; essential

• Passionately excited or enthusiastic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the definition of 'indolent'?

• Harsh and biting in tone

• Emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm

• Lazy; averse to work

• Mournful; gloomy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does 'doleful' mean?

• Extremely painful; agonizing

• Stinging or biting in odor or taste; irritating

• Sad; mournful

• Necessary; essential

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of 'dolorous'?

• Passionately excited or enthusiastic

• Highly spirited; animated

• The most important or decisive point

• Mournful; gloomy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does 'acerbic' mean?

• Necessary; essential

• Harsh and biting in tone

• Sad; mournful

• Lazy; averse to work

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the definition of 'acrid'?

• Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood

• Stinging or biting in odor or taste; irritating

• Mournful; gloomy

• Extremely painful; agonizing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does 'acrimonious' mean?

• Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood

• Highly spirited; animated

• Necessary; essential

• Sad; mournful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of 'exacerbate'?

• The most important or decisive point

• Passionately excited or enthusiastic

• Harsh and biting in tone

• To make worse or more severe

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C