Vocabulary Quiz

What does 'amenable' mean?

• Willing to agree or accept something

• Deserving blame

• Friendly and lively

• Causing harm or damage

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What is the meaning of 'aspersion'?

• A descendant or the descendants of a person

• A person who is skilled in telling anecdotes

• A division or contrast between two things

• An attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does 'atrophy' refer to when used as a verb?

• To make a formal judgment or decision

• To express contempt for

• To convert or attempt to convert someone from one belief to another

• To gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect

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

What does 'behoove' mean?

• To be necessary, proper, or advantageous for

• To express severe disapproval

• To satisfy fully or to excess

• To revoke, cancel, or repeal

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What is the meaning of 'convivial'?

• Friendly, lively, and enjoyable atmosphere

• Deserving censure or condemnation

• A small, relatively unimportant offense

• A harsh-tempered or overbearing woman

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does 'culpable' mean?

• A change of circumstances or fortune

• Excessively smooth or smug

• Deserving blame; guilty

• A person making a humble plea

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does 'deleterious' mean?

• A bold manner intended to impress

• Causing harm or damage

• A person falsely claiming to have special knowledge

• A small quantity of something valuable

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the meaning of 'desiccated'?

• Dried out, dehydrated

• A strong feeling of dislike

• A person who is wasteful of their money

• A soft boggy area of land

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does 'duplicitous' mean?

• Deceitful, dishonest

• A person making a humble plea

• A division or contrast between two things

• A small, relatively unimportant offense

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does 'fell' mean when used as an adjective?

• Fierce, cruel, dreadful

• A person who is skilled in telling anecdotes

• A division or contrast between two things

• A small, relatively unimportant offense

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C