Beetles & Angels Vocab Chapters 5-8

Front

Relating to sky or heaven

Back

celestial

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

to go down: move from a higher to a lower place

Back

descend

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

Do things without help

Back

fend

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Very shocked or surprised

Back

Dumbfounded

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Change gradually from one thing to another

Back

morph

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.7.7

Front

Get (something) cleverly or dishonestly

Back

finagle

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Take away the power of a king or queen

Back

dethrone

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

To walk confidently and proudly

Back

strut

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

Change the usual appearance, sound, taste, etc., so it's unrecognizable.

Back

disguise

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Define: to state something publicly or officially.

Back

proclaim

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4