Unit 11 Vocabulary Review (Shortened)

Which word matches the following definition?

(noun) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of ideas that are held sacred

• heresy

• gauche

• pernicious

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word matches the following definition?

(verb) to become dry and withered; to char or scorch on the surface; to make unfeeling

• perceptive

• sear

• gauche

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word matches the following definition?

(adjective) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation

• corroborate

• perceptive

• pernicious

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which word matches the following definition?

(adjective) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

• pernicious

• heresy

• sear

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word matches the following definition?

(adjective) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless

• accentuate

• gauche

• heresy

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word is synonymous with (means the same as) the following?

to bolster, substantiate, verify

• corroborate

• disseminate

• heresy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word is synonymous with (means the same as) the following?

to accent, stress, emphasize

• disseminate

• accentuate

• denizen

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word is synonymous with (means the same as) the following?

an unorthodox belief, heterodoxy

• perceptive

• heresy

• discursive

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which word is antonymous with (means the opposite of) the following?

harmless, innocuous; salutary, salubrious

• disseminate

• gauche

• pernicious

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which word is antonymous with (means the opposite of) the following?

to bring together, concentrate, muster; to conceal, hide

• corroborate

• disseminate

• perceptive

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A