Freshman Vocabulary Quiz 27

The beginning of the new semester was ___ for Liz; she got an "A" on the first quiz and saw this as a promise of more good grades to come.

• auspicious

• extenuating

• fraudulent

• subordinate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Express lanes in supermarkets ___ the checkout process for shoppers who buy only a few items.

• expedite

• rebuke

• redeem

• transgress

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

I know I promised to come to the surprise party, but there were ___ circumstances: my car broke down.

• auspicious

• extenuating

• fraudulent

• subordinate

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Leroy was jailed for filing ___ income tax returns. He had been cheating the government for years.

• auspicious

• extenuating

• fraudulent

• vehement

When Neil said, "Emily's home sick. Again," he was using an ___. He really meant that she was just taking off another day.

• innuendo

• rebuke

• transgress

• vehement

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

When the puppy chews the furniture, don't hit him; instead, ___ him in a harsh voice.

• expedite

• rebuke

• redeem

• transgress

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Tuan's parents were angry with him for neglecting his chores, but he ___(ed) himself by washing and waxing their car.

• expedite

• rebuke

• redeem

• transgress

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

As a waiter, I take orders from the headwaiter, and he's ___ to the manager of the restaurant.

• extenuating

• fraudulent

• subordinate

• vehement

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Adam ___(ed) by eating an apple Eve gave him; God punished them both.

• expedite

• rebuke

• redeem

• transgress

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

I knew my parents would not be happy about my plan to take a year off from school, but I didn't expect their objections to be so ___.

• auspicious

• extenuating

• subordinate

• vehement

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D