Mt. Vesuvius Vocab

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

I don't know whether I should call my behavior courage or folly.

• a lack of good sense

• happiness

• anger

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

This is quite an ordinary occurrence in Campania.

• normal

• rare

• colorful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

The chariots rocked backwards and forwards.

• carts pulled by horses

• angry people

• houses

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

It had already hidden the island of Capri and the promontory of Misenum.

• point of high land that sticks out over water

• a city

• a big building

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

She agreed reluctantly, but not without scolding herself for slowing me down.

• in a unwilling or hesitant way

• happily

• sadly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

One was crying about his own fate, and another that of his family.

• events you can't control

• a mother

• happiness

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

Then again we were immersed in thick darkness.

• being surrounded or covered

• sitting still

• hoping for rescue

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

Many crazed people ran up and down, increasing everyone's agony with their terrible predictions.

• suffering

• happiness

• hairstyle

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4