Book 3: Vocabulary Lesson 12

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fastidious

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(adj.) hard to please; fussy

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CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.4B

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debauchery

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(n.) corruption; self-indulgence

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CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.4B

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e- (emission)

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Prefix meaning 'out / from'

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

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ven, vent, venu (advent)

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Roots meaning 'to come to / to approach'

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CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

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co- (cohabitate)

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Prefix meaning 'with / together'

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

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halcyon

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(adj.) calm, peaceful; often used to describe a time in the past that was idyllic

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CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.4B

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bilious

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(adj.) affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting; also means spiteful or bad-tempered

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

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kismet

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(n.) fate or destiny; often used to describe a predetermined course of events

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CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.4B

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malaprop

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(n.) the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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necromancy

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(n.) the practice of magic involving communication with the dead; often associated with witchcraft

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CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C