Vocabulary and Concept Quiz

What is the meaning of 'Derivative'?

• A compound obtained from another compound

• The act of treating with contempt

• Showing modest reserve

• Easily irritated or annoyed

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which word describes someone who is 'easily irritated or annoyed'?

• Recluse

• Diffident

• Petulant

• Taciturn

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What does 'Curtail' mean?

• Express a negative opinion of

• Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end

• Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste

• Going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which term refers to 'the quality of being honest and straightforward'?

• Candor

• Trepidation

• Perjury

• Acrimony

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the definition of 'Taciturn'?

• Full of trivial conversation

• Disposed or willing to comply

• An insufficient quantity or number

• Habitually reserved and uncommunicative

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word means 'not subject or susceptible to change or variation'?

• Voracious

• Eclectic

• Ephemeral

• Immutable

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does 'Vacillate' mean?

• In opposition to an established system or government

• Express strong disapproval of

• An early warning about a future event

• Be undecided about something

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which term describes 'a feeling of alarm or dread'?

• Acrimony

• Incongruity

• Derision

• Trepidation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of 'Amenable'?

• Disposed or willing to comply

• Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning

• Instability in the atmosphere

• Showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word describes 'anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day'?

• Didactic

• Recluse

• Presumptuous

• Ephemeral

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C