Senior Vocabulary Memoirs

What does benign mean?

• Harmful or dangerous

• Pleasant, kindly; not likely to be harmful

• Artificial or fake

• Famous for bad reasons

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which sentence uses benign correctly?

• The storm was benign and destroyed everything.

• The doctor gave a benign smile to reassure the patient.

• The virus was benign and highly contagious.

• His infamy was benign in the city.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The word commensurate means:

• Not true or doubtful

• Proportionate in amount, extent, or intensity

• Inborn or natural

• Seeming to be everywhere

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which is an example of something commensurate?

• A small homework assignment graded the same as a final exam

• A large project receiving a high grade proportional to effort

• A fake certificate

• A common person

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Something dubious is:

• Endearing and loved

• Probably untrue; doubtful

• Artificial or fake

• Pleasant and kindly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which sentence shows dubious correctly?

• The meal was delicious and dubious.

• He gave a dubious explanation for being late.

• Her smile was dubious and kind.

• The story was benign and safe.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

To embody an idea means to:

• Hide or conceal it

• Represent a quality or idea exactly

• Make it fake

• Join it with something else

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which is an example of embody?

• The fake certificate embodied honesty.

• The statue embodies the nation’s freedom.

• The virus embodies danger.

• The meal embodies sweetness.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

To endear someone is to:

• Make them feel doubtful

• Cause them to be loved or admired

• Make them famous for bad reasons

• Make them artificial

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which sentence uses endear correctly?

• His rude comment endeared him to the teacher.

• Her kindness endeared her to everyone she met.

• The fake smile endeared him to no one.

• The storm endeared the town.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F