Wordly Wise Vocab 12 Lesson 6

Horror movies often use music to instill presentiment in the audience. (synonym)

• calm

• tension

• fear

• foreboding (predicting)

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Cause to operate; motivate

• brackish

• actuate

• endemic

• dolorous

Which of the following is a common characteristic of a dissertation?

• lengthy

• oral

• understood by a select few

• boring

Kudzu's growth is hardly insidious, as it grows all over the southern U.S. at a rate of up to one foot per day, overtaking billboards and cars with ease. (antonym)

• subtle

• obvious

• gradual

• instantaneous

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.6

A torpid intellect is most likely to be which of the following?

• shrewd: sharp

• witty

• sharp

• sluggish

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong.

• precursor

• fecund

• interloper

• inebriated

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Coffee becomes brackish if it stays on the warmer for too long.

• aromatic

• bitter

• acidic

• strong

Deep respect for free speech is endemic among U.S. citizens. (Antonym)

• uncommon

• important

• widespread

• assumed

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

Which of the following is NOT a cognitive process?

• breathing

• reasoning

• remembering

• Awareness

Rather than the typical dolorous tales of the Great Depression, Rhonda set out to publish stories of _____.

• defeat

• mournful

• triumph

• heartbreak