Monsters on Maple Street Vocabulary

Front

Very still, as if nailed to a spot

Back

Transfixed

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Front

Understandable or clear

Back

intelligible

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

Expression of approval or agreement

Back

Assent

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Front

To feel frightened by threats

Back

Intimidated

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

Boldly resisting authority

Back

Defiant

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

Odd behavior or weirdness

Back

Idiosyncrasy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

Danger or threat

Back

Menace

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

Closing in; to meet at a point

Back

converging

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

Definite or clearly stated

Back

explicit

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

Front

Differences

Back

Variations

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3