Vocabulary Quiz: Definitions and Sentence Completion

Part I: Multiple Choice - Definitions (1–15) 1. Assail

• to comfort

• to ignore

• to attack

• to explain

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Part I: Multiple Choice - Definitions (1–15) 2. Avouch

• to debate

• to certify or confirm

• to silence

• to exaggerate

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Fortified

• weakened

• shielded or protected

• moved

• neglected

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Part I: Multiple Choice - Definitions (1–15) 4. Illume

• to darken

• to confuse

• to brighten or lighten

• to conceal

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Part I: Multiple Choice - Definitions (1–15) 5. Usurp

• to borrow

• to donate

• to seize or confiscate

• to respect boundaries

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Credulous

• skeptical

• gullible

• wise

• informed

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Part I: Multiple Choice - Definitions (1–15) 7. Gratuitous

• generous

• unnecessary or uncalled for

• thoughtful

• timely

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Invidious

• comforting

• honorable

• likely to arouse anger

• persuasive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Part I: Multiple Choice - Definitions (1–15) 9. Palaver

• to talk idly or at length

• to write briefly

• to lecture harshly

• to summarize concisely

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Part I: Multiple Choice - Definitions (1–15) 10. Pertinacity

• indecisiveness

• flexibility

• stubborn persistence

• confusion

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E