Vocabulary Challenge for Grade 10

What is the meaning of the word "curmudgeon"?

• A cheerful person

• A bad-tempered or surly person

• A generous person

• A wise person

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which word describes a temporary stay or visit?

• Sojourn

• Gregarious

• Kismet

• Tangent

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

What does "gregarious" mean?

• Shy and reserved

• Fond of company; sociable

• Secretive and hidden

• Unpredictable

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.6

Which word means to increase or make something greater?

• Insidious

• Augment

• Exonerate

• Engender

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.6

What is the meaning of "insidious"?

• Harmless and benign

• Open and honest

• Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

• Obvious and clear

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means to cause or give rise to something?

• Nuance

• Covert

• Engender

• Myopic

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

What does "nuance" refer to?

• A clear and distinct difference

• A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound

• A loud and obvious sound

• A complete lack of variation

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

Which word describes something that is not openly acknowledged or displayed?

• Renown

• Covert

• Altruism

• Tangent

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

What is the meaning of "renown"?

• Obscurity and anonymity

• The condition of being known or talked about by many people; fame

• A temporary distraction

• A minor detail

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which word means a sudden change of course or topic?

• Kismet

• Exonerate

• Tangent

• Galvanize

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4