Pride and Prejudice Vocabulary
Authored by Elle Harrington
English
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
To irritate or annoy; to cause distress
Demean
Appease
Vex
Deride
Answer explanation
Mr. Bennet seems to enjoy vexing his wife.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An inference made without proof (noun); to guess (verb)
conjecture
caprice
deference
circumspection
Answer explanation
"Surmise," another one of your vocabulary words, is a synonym for "conjecture."
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
comfort; alleviation from grief or anxiety
felicity
affectation
Insolence
solace
Answer explanation
"Solace" is most often a noun, but can also be a verb meaning to soothe, comfort, or make cheerful.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Mr. Hurst was an indolent man, who lived only to eat, drink, and play at cards..." (35). The best synonym for "indolent" is _____.
habitually lazy
reckless
irresponsible
clever
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Befitting a low position; submissive.
taciturn
tumultuous
servile
insolent
Answer explanation
Mr. Collins is described as "a mixture of servility and self importance" (63). "Servile" comes from the Latin word "servus" meaning "slave."
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room..." (90).
In this sentence, "taciturn" means ____.
shy and awkward
unwilling to speak
arrogant
insecure
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rude; not restrained by the boundaries of good taste
assiduous
Obsequious
indolent
impertinent
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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