Frederick Douglass Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz

Extremely wicked or cruel

• ineffable

• fiendish

• squeamish

• inconsiderate

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Incoherent talk; also, the specialized language of a particular group

If you include legal ______ in the article, only law students and lawyers will be able to understand your position

• gobbledygook

• jargon

• dialect

• jugular

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

To plan secretly
The students have decided to ________ to steal the test answers.

• conspire

• contract

• conscript

• aspire

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Lack of cultivation or familiarity with civilization, savagery

• biliousness

• bombast

• barbarity

• hilarity

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Expressing overwhelming emotion

The singer entered the sold-out concert hall to _________ applause.

• sentimental

• rabid

• incoherent

• rapturous

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Hardened in wrongdoing, stubborn

Although the little boy knew he was wrong, he was too _________ to apologize to his parents.

• obdurate

• obstinate

• obedient

• obsidian

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Incapable of being expressed or described

The model’s beauty is _________ and has everyone tongue-tied.

• Mute

• Ineffable

• Effable

• Ephasic

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A misdeed; a small offense, less serious than a felony

After serving 8 months for his ___________, the man learned his lesson and vowed to never commit even the smallest crime again.

• Oopsie

• Fib

• Misdemeanor

• Mishap

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

To show clearly

She used body language and vocal tones to _____ the depth of her anger.

• Evince

• Obdurate

• Obviate

• Envision

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To value greatly

The elder was treated with the highest level of ______.

• Astern

• Evince

• Estimate

• Esteem

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4