Grade 9 Unit 4B

What is the meaning of the word "inanimate"?

• Lively

• Not alive

• Courageous

• Flexible

Which word means "to burn to ashes"?

• Incinerate

• Intrepid

• Larceny

• Pliant

Identify the word that describes someone who is fearless.

• Pompous

• Precipice

• Intrepid

• Revile

What is the term for the crime of theft?

• Larceny

• Reprieve

• Rectify

• Incinerate

Which word describes something that bends readily or is easily influenced?

• Pompous

• Pliant

• Precipice

• Revile

Which word means "excessively stately or ceremonious or self-important"?

• Pompous

• Intrepid

• Larceny

• Reprieve

What is the meaning of "precipice"?

• A steep cliff

• A gentle slope

• A flat surface

• A deep valley

Which word means "to correct or make right"?

• Revile

• Rectify

• Incinerate

• Pliant

What does "reprieve" mean?

• To criticize harshly

• A temporary relief

• To burn completely

• To steal

Which word means "to attack with words or call someone bad names?"?

• Revile

• Pompous

• Intrepid

• Larceny