Vocabulary List #9 23-24

Front

Dramatic Irony

Back

A situation in a narrative where the audience knows more about the events than the characters, creating tension or humor.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

Plagiarize

Back

To take someone else's work or ideas and present them as your own without proper acknowledgment.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

Occurrence

Back

An incident or event that takes place.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

Piety

Back

The quality of being religious or reverent; devotion to God.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Famish

Back

To suffer from extreme hunger or starvation.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Front

Superstition

Back

A widely held but irrational belief in supernatural influences, especially as leading to good or bad luck.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Appease

Back

To pacify or placate someone by acceding to their demands.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Livid

Back

Furiously angry; having a discolored, bluish appearance.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

Cement

Back

To bind or unite firmly; to establish something solidly.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Front

Ascend

Back

To go up or climb; to rise to a higher point.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A