Wordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 14

Even after many studies, the purpose of the huge, complex designs formed in the chalk on the English Downs remains a/n ________________________.

• enigma

• millennium

• pestilence

• stagnation

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

Mr. Baroody praised the student for her _________________ writing and insights in her essay on structural inequalities in the juvenile justice system.

• congenial

• luminous

• sublime

• voluminous

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Standing on the summit of Mt. Washington, we had a __________ panorama of the valleys and peaks changing color in the morning light.

• ineffectual

• infallible

• irrepressible

• sublime

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

It was not until the discovery of the Rosetta Stone that historians and linguists could _________________ Egyptian hieroglyphics.

• decipher

• dissect

• stagnate

• vie

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

The __________________ known as the Bubonic Plague that swept through Europe in the 1300's killed up to three-quarters of the population.

• enigma

• millennium

• pestilence

• volume

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

During the Middle Ages, the Pope in Rome was considered ___________________ by Roman Catholics- as God's representative on earth, his word was never wrong.

• congenial

• ineffectual

• infallible

• irrepressible

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following is an adjective?

• dissect

• irrepressible

• millennium

• vie

The word _______________________ comes from the Latin words for "thousand" and "year."

• pestilence

• enigma

• mire

• millennium

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.4

In the later '80's and early '90's, I had a ____________________ collection of mix tapes and concert bootlegs on cassette tapes that spanned many bands, eras, and musical tastes.

• congenial

• ineffectual

• irrepressible

• voluminous

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

My attempt at growing tomato plants from saved seed has been far from _________________________, with most of my plants thriving and starting to grow well.

• ineffectual

• infallible

• irrepressible

• luminous

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4