Vocabulary Quiz: Word Meanings and Usage

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English
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9th Grade
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Megan Evans
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word "Deride" mean?
To praise someone
To make fun of someone
To forgive someone
To be very bold
Tags
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word means something that is harmful to living things?
Bovine
Noxious
Replete
Erudite
Tags
CCSS.L.6.1E
CCSS.L.5.4B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word means "boredom from not having anything to do"?
Ennui
Temerity
Blasphemy
Acquiesce
Tags
CCSS.L.6.1E
CCSS.L.5.4B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word means "a big failure or disaster"?
Absolution
Debacle
Facetious
Tenacious
Tags
CCSS.L.6.1E
CCSS.L.5.4B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does "Contrite" mean?
Feeling sorry for something
Being difficult and uncooperative
Making jokes about serious things
Being arrogant
Tags
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
CCSS.L.1.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word describes someone who is "difficult and uncooperative"?
Haughty
Cantankerous
Replete
Abstain
Tags
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.1.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If someone is "well-supplied with something," which word would describe them?
Bilk
Replete
Anomaly
Lampoon
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
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