Vocabulary For Success 7.4 Flashcards

Front

(adj.) actual, real, or true; not false or fake. Sincere, genuine, and honest.

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genuine

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

(adj.) serious and sincere; not lighthearted or playful.

Back

earnest

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

(verb) To change some parts of something while not changing other parts. In grammar, to limit or describe the meaning of a word or group of words.

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modify

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

(verb) To have become or to have caused something to become less in size, importance, etc. To have lessened the authority or reputation of someone or something. To have described something as having little value or importance.

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diminished

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

(verb) To cause something, such as attention, to be directed at something specific. To direct your attention or effort at something specific. To adjust something, such as a lens or a camera, to make an image clear.

Back

focus

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Front

(noun) A subject that is being discussed or studied; the subject on which people's attention is focused. A main purpose or interest.

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focus

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Front

(noun) A change in the words or meaning of a law or document, such as a constitution. The act or process of amending something.

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amendment

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

(noun) The system of beliefs and laws by which a country, state, or organization is governed. A document that describes this system. The physical health and condition of a person or animal. Formal: the form or structure of something.

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constitution

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Front

(verb) To show or express strong disagreement with or disapproval of something. To show or express strong disapproval of something at a public event with other people. To say something that other people do not agree with or believe in a forceful way.

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protest

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

(noun) 1. something said or done that shows disagreement with or disapproval of something. 2. an event at which people gather together to show strong disapproval about something

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protest

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C