Vocabulary Quiz for Grade 12

What does the word "adulation" mean?

• A form of criticism

• Excessive flattery or praise

• A type of punishment

• A form of indifference

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word describes making something worse by adding to it?

• Amicable

• Adulterate

• Assuage

• Aesthetic

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the meaning of "aesthetic"?

• Related to beauty

• Related to sound

• Related to taste

• Related to touch

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "friendly and agreeable spirit"?

• Amok

• Antithesis

• Amicable

• Apathetic

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What does "amok" mean?

• To behave in a controlled manner

• To behave in an out of control fashion

• To behave in a friendly manner

• To behave in a quiet manner

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does "analogous" mean?

• Completely different

• Comparable or similar

• Unrelated

• Opposite

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which word means "the exact opposite of someone, something, or some idea"?

• Assuage

• Antithesis

• Asylum

• Audacious

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What does "apathetic" mean?

• Full of emotion

• Having no emotion, feeling, or concern

• Overly concerned

• Highly enthusiastic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "to provide relief and make less intense"?

• Assuage

• Adulterate

• Audacious

• Banal

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of "asylum"?

• A place of chaos

• Protection granted by a country for a political refugee

• A place of punishment

• A place of entertainment

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C