Vocabulary Quiz

What is the meaning of the word "penury"?

• Wealth

• Poverty

• Happiness

• Abundance

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means "filled with or destined to result in something undesirable"?

• Fraught

• Billet

• Edict

• Prominent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "insinuate" mean?

• To suggest or hint slyly

• To destroy completely

• To issue an official order

• To house soldiers

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What is the definition of "annihilate"?

• To create

• To build

• To destroy completely

• To hide

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "liquidate" mean?

• To establish

• To eliminate

• To preserve

• To conceal

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the meaning of "billet"?

• To house soldiers

• To issue a command

• To destroy

• To suggest

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word means "important or famous"?

• Surreptitiously

• Prominent

• Edict

• Conflagration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does "edict" mean?

• A formal proclamation

• A secret action

• A large fire

• A hint

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the definition of "surreptitiously"?

• Openly

• Secretly

• Loudly

• Clearly

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does "conflagration" mean?

• A small flame

• A large destructive fire

• A gentle breeze

• A quiet night

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4