10th Grade Vocab 5

Which of the following words is a synonym for the bold word?

The acrimonious tone in the courtroom suggested that the lawsuit was about much more than just the price of a fence.

• bitter

• recognizing

• reassuring

• calm

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which of the following is a synonym for the bold word?

Jenny's ambivalence about the book made her put it down for weeks at a time, yet never abandon it.

• uncertainty

• aspirations

• thoughts

• nostalgia

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which of the following is a synonym for the bold word?

The inexorable growth of kudzu has enabled the vine to grow rampant throughout the southeastern U.S., often covering cars, billboards, and even houses in its path.

• beautiful

• unwelcome

• remarkable

• relentless

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which of the following is an antonym for the bold word?

Javin’s affinity for soccer started when he attended his cousin’s matches as a little boy.

• attraction

• aptitude

• longing

• repulsion

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which of the following is an antonym for the bold word?

The dentist’s cheery personality engendered calm in her patients.

• destroyed

• produced

• exaggerated

• repressed

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which of the following is an antonym for the bold word?

Maria should have known that the loud music would exacerbate her headache.

• deteriorate

• remediate

• prolong

• shroud

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which of the following best describes ambivalent feelings?

• homogeneous

• propitious

• timorous

• antagonistic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following is most likely to be described as poignant?

• A comedy

• A thriller

• A tragedy

• A mystery

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Proselytizing can best be described as an attempt to do what to another person?

• exploit

• convert

• subdue

• felicitations

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which of the following best describes something that is indigenous?

• Primitive

• Native

• Transplanted

• Beloved

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E