12th Grade Vocabulary Unit 12

Front

disparage

Back

to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

droll

Back

amusingly odd

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Front

dissonant

Back

not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

alacrity

Back

a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager attention

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

elucidate

Back

to clarify, explain

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Front

edict

Back

an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

antithesis

Back

the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Front

appall

Back

to fill with dismay or horror

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

bellicose

Back

warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Front

alleviate

Back

to relieve, make more bearable

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4