Vocabulary Workshop Blue Unit 5

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hospitality

Back

a friendly welcome and treatment of guests

Synonyms: friendliness, generosity, warmth

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

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nomad

Back

(n.) a member of a people who move from place to place; a person who roams aimlessly

Synonyms: wanderer, roamer, rover

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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fatigue

Back

weariness or exhaustion from work or lack of sleep

Synonyms: tiredness, sleepiness, weakness

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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transport

Back

to move or carry from one place to another

a vehicle used to move things from place to place; the act or process of moving something from one place to another

Synonyms for haul, carry, send

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

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blemish

Back

(n.) a mark or stain that damages the appearance of something; a weakness or flaw

Synonyms: scar, spot, smudge, defect

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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supreme

Back

(adj.) highest in power, rank, authority, quality, or degree

Synonyms: first, greatest, dominant, outstanding

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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blunt

Back

(v.) to make less sharp

(adj.) having a dull point or edge, not sharp; honest but insensitive in manner

Synonyms: dull, outspoken, frank, direct

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

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persecute

Back

(v.) to treat unjustly or cause to suffer

Synonyms for torment, hurt, annoy

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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capable

Back

(adj.) able and prepared to do something; fit or skilled

Synonyms: qualified, skillful, competent

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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conclude

Back

Synonyms for close, complete, and stop

(v.) to finish; to bring something to an end; to decide after careful thought

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C