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WorksheetsVocabulary 2.6 Springboard 7th Grade ELA
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does the word "cower" mean?
To stand tall and confident
To shrink away or crouch for shelter
To laugh loudly
To run quickly
What is the meaning of "dwindle"?
To increase rapidly
To become steadily less
To remain constant
To explode suddenly
Which word means "marked by brevity of expression"?
Flippant
Sprawl
Concise
Staggering
What does "flippant" mean?
Showing deep respect
Lacking proper respect or seriousness
Being extremely careful
Speaking in a whisper
What does "sprawl" refer to?
To sit quietly
To spread or develop irregularly
To jump up and down
To run in a straight line
What is a "predicament"?
A simple solution
A difficult, perplexing situation
A joyful celebration
A clear path
What does "taut" mean?
Loose and relaxed
Having no give or slack; tightly drawn
Soft and flexible
Broken and damaged
What does "astride" mean?
Lying down flat
With one leg on each side
Standing on one foot
Sitting cross-legged
What does "staggering" mean?
Very small and insignificant
So great as to cause one to stagger
Easy to understand
Completely invisible
What does "claim" mean?
To give up a right
To ask for especially as a right
To ignore completely
To laugh at
What does "habitable" mean?
Impossible to live in
Capable of being lived in
Always empty
Full of danger
What does "cognate" mean?
Completely different
Of the same or similar nature
Unrelated in every way
Opposite in meaning
What does "prosperous" mean?
Marked by failure
Marked by success or economic well-being
Always in debt
Struggling to survive
What does "consensus" mean?
A disagreement among all
The judgment arrived at by most of those concerned
A decision made by one person
A random guess
What does "preceding" mean?
Following after
Existing immediately before
Happening at the same time
Occurring much later
What does "controversial" mean?
Widely accepted
Of, relating to, or arousing controversy
Completely ignored
Universally loved
