Vocab #1

Front

Mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Back

ambivalent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Front

waste (especially money or time) recklessly

Back

squander

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

An idea or feeling that a word invokes beyond its literal meaning.

Back

connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Widespread in a specific area or time.

Back

Prevalent

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Insufficient or inadequate.

Back

Deficient

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Not discovered or known; uncertain.

Back

obscure

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

Front

Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.

Back

explicit

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Specialized market segment for a product or service.

Back

niche

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury.

Back

Feign

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

Supposed but not necessarily real or true.

Back

hypothetical

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C