Vocabulary Test 3

the use of clever but dishonest behaviour in order to trick people

• ablation

• elusive

• guile

• conjecture

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 this word mean ?

discernible

• difficult to find, define or achieve

• not intended or likely to offend or upset anyone; ​not harmful or dangerous

• not friendly, and showing little interest in other people in a way that seems slightly rude

• can be easily recognized or understood

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

showing that you do not believe a person or thing to be important or worth considering

• perceptible

• contemptuous

• candid

• baffling

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Fill in the blank to complete this sentence:

Some people may look angelic, but appearances can be ....... (starts with "d")

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does this word mean ?

intricate

• difficult to understand or explain

• having a lot of different parts and small details that fit together

• existing as a part of something

• existing, but not yet clear, active or well developed

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which one is the antonym of "surmise"

• speculate

• proclaim

• claim

• declare

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Complete this sentence with a word that you have learned:

• Her rigid ideas and ..... manner had frightened the children.

What does this word mean ?

to circumvent

• to avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally

• send information from one person to another

• to try hard to find a solution to a problem

• to make somebody unable to recognize where they are or where they should go

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

FInd the antonym of "innocuous"

• honest

• guile

• harmless

• arduous

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Complete the sentence with a word that you have learned:

She ...... to spend a couple of hours with him every Sunday evening despite being snowed under with deadlines from work.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E