Vocabulary Quiz

What does "abstemious" mean?

• Excessive indulgence

• Marked by temperance in indulgence

• Lack of interest

• Overly friendly

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.6

Which word means "diffusing warmth and friendliness"?

• Antediluvian

• Assuage

• Affable

• Cynicism

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

What is the meaning of "anachronism"?

• A model of excellence

• Locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed

• A pessimistic feeling of distrust

• Devoted to raising sheep or cattle

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does "antediluvian" refer to?

• Modern times

• The period before the biblical flood

• A future era

• A time of great innovation

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does "assuage" mean?

• To increase pain

• To provide physical relief, as from pain

• To complicate matters

• To ignore completely

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

What does "beguile" mean?

• To repel

• To attract; cause to be enamored

• To confuse

• To ignore

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

What is the meaning of "bourgeois"?

• Being of the property-owning class

• A model of excellence

• A pessimistic feeling of distrust

• Devoted to raising sheep or cattle

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does "burnish" mean?

• To dull

• To polish and make shiny

• To break

• To hide

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What is the meaning of "careen"?

• To move at high speed and in an uncontrolled way

• To plan carefully

• To stop suddenly

• To move slowly

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What does "contrive" mean?

• To destroy

• To make or work out a plan for; devise

• To ignore

• To misunderstand

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A