English - 11th grade - Vocab #5

Front

curtail

Back

To reduce in extent or quantity; to impose a restriction on.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

inundate

Back

To overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with; to flood.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

impede

Back

To delay or prevent someone or something by obstructing them; hinder.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

onerous

Back

Involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty; burdensome.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

enmity

Back

The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

punctuation

Back

The marks used in writing that help clarify meaning, such as periods, commas, and quotation marks.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

title capitalization

Back

The practice of capitalizing the principal words in a title, excluding short prepositions and conjunctions.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

abhor

Back

To regard with disgust and hatred; to detest.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

plight

Back

A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

synonym

Back

A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C