Vocabulary Quiz (levelf )

What does the word "aplomb" mean?

• Poise, assurance, great self-confidence

• Pompous or overblown in language

• A summary, condensed account

• To urge strongly, advise earnestly

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.6

Which word describes language that is pompous or overblown?

• Epitome

• Bombastic

• Stringent

• Intrinsic

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

What is the meaning of "epitome"?

• A period of one thousand years

• To make oneself agreeable

• A summary, condensed account

• To fall as moisture

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

What does "exhort" mean?

• To urge strongly, advise earnestly

• To make a violent attack in words

• To bring about suddenly

• To make oneself agreeable

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

What does "ingratiate" mean?

• To express strong disapproval

• To make oneself agreeable

• To fall as moisture

• To urge strongly

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

What is the definition of "intrinsic"?

• Belonging to someone by its very nature

• Characterized by excessive haste

• A period of great joy

• To make a violent attack in words

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

What does "inveigh" mean?

• To express strong disapproval

• To make oneself agreeable

• To urge strongly

• To fall as moisture

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

What is a "millennium"?

• A period of one thousand years

• A summary, condensed account

• To bring about suddenly

• To make oneself agreeable

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

What does "precipitate" mean as a verb?

• To make oneself agreeable

• To fall as moisture

• To express strong disapproval

• To urge strongly

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

What does "stringent" mean?

• Strict, severe

• To make oneself agreeable

• To urge strongly

• A period of one thousand years

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5