Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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I have completed Spelling
Challenges 13-19 and uploaded my work to DropBox and/or Edmodo. I also keep a version saved in
my Spelling Doutang.
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I regularly review my new
spelling words from this term’s unit (Spelling 13-19) and have used words in my written tasks
including my recent podcast, health and science work. I even used words in my essay (if
applicable).
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“...to criticize in an
abusive or angrily insulting manner.” a. | derogatory | c. | pesky | b. | reviled | d. | indict | | | | |
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“..Showing a critical or
disrespectful attitude.” a. | derogatory | c. | nebulous | b. | accost | d. | pesky | | | | |
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“...formally accuse or
charge (someone) with a serious crime.” a. | indict | c. | nebulous | b. | pesky | d. | reviled | | | | |
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“...Unclear, vague, or
ill-defined idea.” a. | nebulous | c. | abstemious | b. | repose | d. | disparate | | | | |
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Alex was “...left holding
the bag”. What happened to Alex? a. | To be blamed, for something that other
people/anotherperson did. | c. | He was left alone in the dark to cry. | b. | To be accused for a crime he commited. | d. | He chose a dessert instead of a healthy
snack for breakfast. | | | | |
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Redolent
means.... a. | furious | c. | irate | b. | Strongly smelling of
something. | d. | insane | | | | |
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“...Essentially different
in kind; not allowing comparison.” a. | trenchant | c. | disparate | b. | omnivorous | d. | repose | | | | |
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“...Not self-indulgent,
especially when eating and drinking.” a. | abstemious | c. | edifice | b. | vicissitude | d. | redolent | | | | |
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Seerat was accused of doing
something in a hasty and superficial manner! a. | abstemious | c. | a lick and a promise | b. | left holding the
bag | d. | a cow above her head | | | | |
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“...secret, real stealthy
like...” a. | furtive | c. | illusive | b. | secretive | d. | mysterious | | | | |
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“...Still in existence;
surviving.” a. | extant | c. | extenuous | b. | extinct | d. | illuminate | | | | |
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“...A change of
circumstances or fortune, typically one that isunwelcome or unpleasant.” a. | edifice | c. | sultry | b. | vicissitudes | d. | abstemious | | | | |
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“...Vigorous or incisive
in expression or style.” a. | trenchant | c. | unabated | b. | puissant | d. | levity | | | | |
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“...Outstandingly bad;
shocking”. a. | egregious | c. | aggregious | b. | agregious | d. | aggregous | | | | |
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“...deceitfulness;
double-dealing.” a. | to be
redolent | c. | deceitful | b. | duplicious | d. | abstemious | | | | |
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“...caustic,
stinging..” a. | unkind | c. | paucity | b. | acriminious | d. | distraught | | | | |
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“...smallness of quantity; scarcity;
scantiness.” a. | appelation | c. | vigilant | b. | paucity | d. | heresy | | | | |
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Fervid
means... a. | uneducated. | c. | talented | b. | skillful | d. | Intensely enthusiastic or passionate. | | | | |
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“...Not being what it
purports to be; false or fake.” a. | ostensible | c. | prudent | b. | spurious | d. | heretic | | | | |
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“...an excessive amount
of something.” a. | milieu | c. | surfeit | b. | strident | d. | anomaly | | | | |
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The Willy Wonka crew
experienced excessive ____________ after the finale, finale showcase. a. | frenetize | c. | efficacy | b. | lassitude | d. | none of the
above | | | | |
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The camp director had to serve
as an _______________ after the crew of students decided to take over one single bunk that
evening. a. | lassitude | c. | incumbent | b. | arbiter | d. | attenuated | | | | |
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“...accept and allow (behavior that is
considered morally wrong oroffensive) to continue.” a. | paltry | c. | trivial | b. | condone | d. | usurp | | | | |
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The soccer player’s
actions across the field could only be desribed as a _______________ of movement. a. | paltry | c. | expedite | b. | celerity | d. | prodigious | | | | |
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“...remarkably or
impressively great in extent, size, or degree.” a. | usurp | c. | prodigious | b. | bizzare | d. | ambiguous | | | | |
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The teacher’s
instructions during the science experiment seemed more ________________ than clear to the ears of
Student #8. a. | extraneous | c. | ambiguous | b. | menial | d. | succinct | | | | |
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To “feather one’s
nest” means to.. a. | grab a bunch of feathers from a helpless
bird and... | c. | To serve man. | b. | To enrich oneself on the sly or at every
opportunity. | d. | To eat well and heartedly. | | | | |
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Short
Answer
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Here are the words from
Spelling #19:
- menial
- venerable
- extraneous
- ambiguous
- succinct
Idiom: the writing on the wall
Compose descriptive sentences using at
least three of the words and the idiom using a context of your choosing.
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