Restart Vocabulary Section 1

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The dog was _______ to the post so it couldn't run away.

• tethered

• psychologically painful

• to spend wastefully

• a respite or temporary relief

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The accident was a ________ experience for everyone involved, leaving them psychologically painful memories.

• coolly unconcerned or indifferent

• traumatic

• the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

• an extremely severe or trying experience

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning is called ______.

• reputation

• squander

• irony

• reprieve

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

She tended to ______ her money, spending it on unnecessary things instead of saving.

• squander

• shackle

• ordeal

• nonchalant

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

She remained __________ during the heated argument, showing no sign of worry or excitement.

• nonchalant

• agonizing

• reprieve

• reputation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

She went through a difficult ______ during her recovery after the accident.

• ordeal

• squander

• tethered

• irony

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

After months of hard work, the team was given a ________, allowing them a temporary relief from their duties.

• reprieve

• anguish

• reputation

• nonchalant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:

She has a good _______ in the community because of her honesty and kindness.

• reputation

• squander

• tethered

• ordeal

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

fastened or confined with or as if with a rope, chain, or the like

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

the estimation in which a person is held, especially by the 

community

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C