Vocab 7-8 practice

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition.

• trickery

• acrimonious

• scarcity, lack of

• distraught

• bitter

• egregious

• really upset

• paucity

• remarkably bad

• duplicity

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition.

• harmful

• tolerate

• to put up with

• impunity

• to draw forth

• misconstrue

• interpret wrongly

• pernicious

• freedom from punishment

• elicit

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition.

• contrary, persisting in error

• chagrin

• feeling of diappointment

• perverse

• superficial, done without care

• deride

• reaching maturity early

• precocious

• to ridicule, scoff at

• perfunctory

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition.

• avoid

• eschew

• to discredit, belittle

• disparage

• to chew up

• laudable

• praiseworthy

• fiasco

• complete failure

• masticate

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Drag the vocabulary word to the correct column.

Groups:

(a) positive

,

(b) negative

,

(c) nuetral

• fiasco

• masticate

• tolerate

• laudable

• pernicious

• elicit

• distraught

• chagrin

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which vocab word is a SYNONYM for disparage?

• distraught

• tolerate

• deride

• pernicious

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Although it was a creative writing class, the teacher complained about the _______ of talent there.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

My teacher ____________ my comment and sent me to the office.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Edith gave only ___________ attention to the new year, skipping our NYE party.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

To the _______ of many taxpayers, some citizens seem to cheat the government with impunity.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4