Vocabulary 7 FINAL (10th)

Front

erudite

Back

scholarly; learned; well-educated

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Front

ambivalent

Back

having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing or idea; unable to decide

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

dilemma

Back

a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

culmination

Back

the highest point of attainment; end or climax

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

demagogue

Back

a leader who appeals to citizens’ emotions to obtain power

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

vocabulary

Back

the body of words used in a particular language or by a particular group of people.

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

antonym

Back

a word that means the opposite of another word.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Front

context

Back

the circumstances or setting surrounding a particular word or phrase that help to clarify its meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

connotation

Back

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4