11th Vocabulary Words Week 1

Which word means 'to make easier/milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, quench'?

• assuage

• approbation

• coalition

• decadence

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 means 'the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval'?

• assuage

• approbation

• coalition

• decadence

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 means 'a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose'?

• coalition

• approbation

• assuage

• decadence

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 means 'to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)'?

• elicit

• expostulate

• hackneyed

• hiatus

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 means 'decline, deterioration; a condition or period of decay; excessive self-indulgence'?

• coalition

• approbation

• decadence

• assuage

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 means 'used so often as to lack freshness or originality'?

• elicit

• expostulate

• hackneyed

• hiatus

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 means 'a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)'?

• innuendo

• intercede

• hiatus

• hackneyed

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 means 'to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a go-between in a disagreement'?

• innuendo

• intercede

• hiatus

• hackneyed

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 means 'to attempt to dissuade someone from a course or decision by earnest reasoning'?

• elicit

• expostulate

• hackneyed

• hiatus

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 means 'a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)'?

• elicit

• expostulate

• hackneyed

• hiatus

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E