High Level Vocabulary Quiz

What does "Onomatopoeia" refer to?

• Words that sound like the noise they describe

• A state of confusion

• Having a bad smell

• Officially cancelled

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the meaning of "Discombobulation"?

• Misunderstood or interpreted wrongly

• A state of confusion or being disorganized

• Hard to control or deal with

• To support with evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Which word means "done with the intention to harm or hurt someone"?

• Conciliatory

• Maliciously

• Allegorical

• Obsequious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does "Inadvertently" mean?

• Done by mistake or without intention

• Having a bad smell

• Very small or tiny

• Representing an idea through a symbol

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

What is an "Anachronism"?

• Something that is out of place because it belongs to a different time period

• Using vague language to avoid a clear statement

• Intended to make peace

• Officially cancelled

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What does "Equivocation" involve?

• Misunderstood or interpreted wrongly

• Using vague or unclear language to avoid making a clear statement

• Hard to control or deal with

• To support with evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does "Malodorous" mean?

• Having a bad smell

• Very small or tiny

• Done by mistake

• Intended to make peace

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does "Abrogated" mean?

• Officially cancelled or abolished

• Excessively eager to please

• Hard to control or deal with

• Misunderstood or interpreted wrongly

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does "Obsequious" mean?

• Excessively eager to please or flatter someone

• Representing an idea through a symbol

• Having a bad smell

• A state of confusion

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the meaning of "Conciliatory"?

• Intended to make peace or calm someone down

• Misunderstood or interpreted wrongly

• Hard to control or deal with

• To support with evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4