Advanced Vocabulary

What does the word 'concur' mean?

• Disagree

• Agree

• Ignore

• Contradict

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which of the following best defines 'exemplify'?

• To simplify

• To confuse

• To illustrate

• To hide

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the meaning of 'embellish'?

• To ignore

• To destroy

• To make more interesting

• To simplify

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does 'persevere' mean?

• To avoid

• To forget

• To continue despite difficulties

• To give up

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following describes 'mitigate'?

• To make less severe

• To worsen

• To simplify

• To ignore

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does it mean to articulate something?

• to draw

• to disagree

• To voice

• to understand

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The lawyer made an incorrect (fill in the gap) about the witness statement.

• conjecture

• leap

• example

• elaborate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Closest meaning to elaborate on

• to understand something

• to disagree

• to agree

• to give more information

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

closest meaning to extrapolate

• To weep/ be upset

• To eliminate/ destroy

• to withdraw/ retire

• to conclude/ estimate

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

To bolster means to

• conclude

• support

• understand

• eliminate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F