Vocab 8 Quiz English Intensive

The new worker assigned to Bob's team, gave him a look of complete ​ (a)   . Bob wasn't sure what he'd done to cause such extreme dislike.

• animosity
• apathy
• condolence
• reprisal

Answer explanation

Animosity is strong dislike; bitter hostility.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

After breaking up with her boyfriend, Lisa struggled to study, because of the feeling of complete ​ (a)   that had come over her.

• apathy
• apprehension
• compatibility
• condolence
• apprehensive

Answer explanation

apathy is a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The word that best matches this image is

• apprehensive

• revel

• suave

• multifarious

Answer explanation

apprehensive means fearful or anxious; especially about the future

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means to praise, express approval, to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of

• commend

• stultify

• revel

• ingenuous

Answer explanation

commend means to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention.

A second definition of commend is to commit to the care of.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

My friend and I both love high adrenaline activities like snowboarding and riding roller coasters. We are highly...

• compatible

• decripit

• decrepit

• apprehensive

• recalcitrant

Answer explanation

compatible means able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The best word to fit this image is

• condolence

• apathy

• parsimonious

• stultify

Answer explanation

condolence means an expression of sympathy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "to make sacred; hallow, to set apart for a special purpose"

• consecrate

• revel

• deride

• stultify

Answer explanation

consecrate means to make sacred.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The house in this picture would best be described as...

• sauve

• decrepit

• quandary

• castle-like

Answer explanation

Decrepit means old and feeble; worn out, ruined

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which word means to laugh at someone with contempt or to ridicule them?

• apathy

• animosity

• quandary

• deride

Answer explanation

Deride means to laugh at or ridicule

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Match the following

• stingy

• recalcitrant

• eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything

• Suave

• stubbornly disobedient

• Omnivorous

• smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

• parsimonious

• to make ineffective or useless; to cripple; to have a dulling effect on

• Stultify

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6