The Maltese Falcon Vocab List 3 & Chapters 7-20 (N&F)

Which word means "the act of giving a false appearance; an attempt to make something that is not true appear to be true"?

• pretense

• truculence

• insolence

• indignation

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which vocabulary word means "to use force to cause something to occur; an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way; constraint; pressure"?

• placate

• furtive

• compulsion

• rout

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

Which vocabulary word means "to cause to be more favorably inclined; appease; win-over; soothe"?

• compulsion

• placate

• furtive

• rout

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which vocabulary word means "defiant aggressiveness; hostility"?

• pretense

• truculence

• insolence

• indignation

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which vocabulary word means "grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; sacrilegious; showing a lack of respect to God or a religion"?

• blasphemous

• guttural

• pretense

• compulsion

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which vocabulary word means "relating to or articulated in the throat; raspy; gruff; harsh-sounding"?

• guttural

• blasphemous

• indignation

• furtive

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which vocabulary word means "the trait of being rude and impertinent"?

• pretense

• truculence

• indignation

• insolence

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

Which vocabulary word means "a feeling or righteous anger"?

• blasphemous

• indignation

• rout

• insolence

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which vocabulary word means "an overwhelming defeat"?

• insolence

• indignation

• rout

• truculence

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which vocabulary word means "secret; sneaky"?

• furtive

• blasphemous

• guttural

• pretense

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A