One Giant Leap Vocabulary

Front

Ascent

Back

Moving up or rising to a higher position.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

Personification

Back

The act of giving human attributes to nonhuman or inanimate things.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Simile

Back

A comparison between two unlike things using words such as 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Fragile

Back

Easily broken or damaged.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

Permanent

Back

Meant to last for a long time.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

Metaphor

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Gouged

Back

To make a deep cut or hole in something.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

Descent

Back

Moving down or lowering to a lower position.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

Comparison

Back

The act of evaluating two or more things to find similarities or differences.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Attributes

Back

Characteristics or qualities of a person, thing, or concept.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D