Flush Chapters 9-12 Vocabulary Study Guide

Which word means 'doing things or tending to do things suddenly without careful thought'?

• Impulsive

• Meticulous

• Deliberate

• Cautious

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word is defined as 'a judge's order prohibiting the attorneys and the parties to a pending lawsuit or criminal prosecution from talking to the media or the public about the case'?

• gag order

• subpoena

• verdict

• arraignment

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which word means 'one of the people who run the government'?

• bureaucrat

• citizen

• tourist

• student

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word is defined as 'brief and direct in a way that may seem rude or unfriendly'?

• tersely

• elaborately

• vaguely

• politely

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word means 'something that is ridiculous'?

• absurdity

• serenity

• clarity

• gravity

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word is defined as 'an unusual event having to do with the air conditions that surround the earth'?

• atmospheric anomaly

• oceanic current

• tectonic shift

• lunar eclipse

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word means 'tied, secured, fastened, anchored'?

• moored

• floated

• drifted

• untied

• released

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word is defined as 'talking loudly in a way that shows anger'?

• ranting

• whispering

• murmuring

• chatting

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word means 'done with or showing great energy or effort of a person, very serious, passionate'?

• intense

• lazy

• casual

• indifferent

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word is defined as 'guiltily, showing embarrassment'?

• sheepishly

• bravely

• hastily

• loudly

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4