Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "cajoled" mean?

• To threaten someone

• To persuade someone to do something

• To be filled with wonder

• To express dry humor

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "threatening"?

• Menacing

• Gruffly

• Marvel

• Decrepit

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the definition of "gruffly"?

• In a way that expresses dry humor

• Harshly

• Deeply upset

• Morally corrupt

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

To be filled with wonder or astonishment is to... what?

• Wryly

• Marvel

• Indignant

• Peculiar

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "wryly" mean?

• In a way that expresses dry, mocking humor

• Deeply upset or agitated

• Elderly or sickly

• Strange, odd, or unusual

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word describes someone who is deeply upset or agitated?

• Indignant

• Decrepit

• Distraught

• Persistent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "indignant" mean?

• Feeling or showing anger at unfair treatment

• Continuing to exist over a period

• Morally corrupt

• Confusing or difficult problem

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "elderly or sickly"?

• Peculiar

• Decrepit

• Persistent

• Cajole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What is the meaning of "peculiar"?

• Strange, odd, or unusual

• Harshly

• Threatening

• Morally corrupt

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means "continuing to exist or endure over a prolonged period"?

• Conundrum

• Persistent

• Marvel

• Wryly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C