Vocabulary Quiz: Understanding Key Terms

What does the word "embark" mean?

• To end a journey

• To begin or start something, especially a journey

• To think deeply about something

• To correct a mistake

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which word means "extremely angry or enraged"?

• Benevolent

• Infuriated

• Restraint

• Endure

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Fill in the blank: Someone who is able to control their emotions or actions is showing __________.

• Restraint

• Anticipate

• Prolong

• Perpetuate

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

To "anticipate" something means to:

• Ignore it

• Expect or look forward to it

• Endure it

• Prolong it

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word best fits the definition: "To continue or make something (usually negative) last longer"?

• Rectify

• Perpetuate

• Ruminate

• Embark

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

If you "rectify" a problem, you:

• Make it worse

• Ignore it

• Correct or fix it

• Prolong it

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

To "ruminate" means to:

• Think deeply or obsessively about something

• Begin a journey

• Show kindness

• Control your emotions

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means "to extend the duration of something, especially something unpleasant"?

• Endure

• Prolong

• Anticipate

• Restraint

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Fill in the blank: To __________ means to suffer through or experience something difficult or painful, often for a long time.

• Perpetuate

• Endure

• Rectify

• Ruminate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

A person who is "benevolent" is:

• Angry and mean

• Kind and well-meaning

• Deep in thought

• Unable to control emotions

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4