Vocabulary and Word Meanings Quiz

What does the word "detract" mean?

• To take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of

• To set free from slavery

• To express deep regret

• To praise highly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

If loud music "detracts" from the peace and quiet of the beach, what does it do?

• Takes away from the peace and quiet

• Praises the beach highly

• Expresses sorrow for the beach

• Liberates the beach

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "to praise highly" and is often used to describe the actions of a scout leader?

• Extol

• Detract

• Bewail

• Emancipate

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "a driving force; anything that causes an action"?

• impetus

• visage

• vagabond

• maxim

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which of the following is an example of a maxim?

• "Actions speak louder than words."

• The smiling visage of a young girl.

• Showers were intermittent throughout the day.

• He spent a few years as a vagabond.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is the meaning of "impetus"?

• Something that sets something into action

• A person who lacks necessities

• A noise that keeps stopping and starting

• To understand by thinking carefully

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does it mean to "extol" someone?

• To show very high regard for that person

• To coax someone into doing something

• To release someone from captivity

• To cause great hardship

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which sentence best uses the word "wheedle" in context?

• She tried to wheedle her father into letting her go to a movie on a school night.

• She tried to wheedle her homework before class.

• She tried to wheedle the mystery by thinking carefully.

• She tried to wheedle the noise to stop and start.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following is the opposite of the word "destitution"?

• The state of having all that one could ask for.

• The act of complaining about something.

• Lack of restraint in one's dress or behavior.

• The larger of two amounts.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which word describes when the beauty of something is taken away?

• Detractor

• Flamboyant

• Vagabond

• Emancipate

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4