ACT 3 Vocabulary TEST

What does the word "forbidding" mean?

• Welcoming and friendly

• Dangerous or threatening

• Calm and peaceful

• Bright and cheerful

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which word means "likely to create or cause argument or strife"?

• Contentious

• Immaculate

• Befuddled

• Guile

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

What is the meaning of "probity"?

• Dishonesty and deceit

• Honesty, integrity, and uprightness

• Laziness and apathy

• Anger and resentment

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word describes something "extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc."?

• Reproach

• Prodigious

• Effrontery

• Lechery

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

What does "reproach" mean?

• Praise and commend

• To find fault with; blame; censure

• To ignore completely

• To celebrate joyfully

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is "effrontery"?

• Modesty and humility

• Behavior or an attitude that is shamelessly bold

• Kindness and generosity

• Fear and anxiety

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which word means "free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean"?

• Befuddled

• Immaculate

• Contentious

• Denounce

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What does "qualm" refer to?

• A feeling of certainty

• An uneasy feeling about the rightness of an action

• A sense of joy and happiness

• A strong desire to act

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the meaning of "guile"?

• Honest and straightforward behavior

• Treacherous cunning or cleverness

• Simple and naive thinking

• Open and sincere communication

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which word means "skeptical; disbelieving"?

• Incredulous

• Prodigious

• Reproach

• Affidavit

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4