Vocabulary Flashcards

Front

aurora

Back

Bands of light caused by charged solar particles

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

treatise

Back

A formal text that treats a particular topic systematically

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

venerable

Back

Profoundly honored

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Front

crevasse

Back

A deep fissure, or gap

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

sardonic

Back

Disdainfully or ironically humorous

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

affectation

Back

A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

providence

Back

The guardianship and control exercised by a deity

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

postulate

Back

Maintain or assert

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

heresy

Back

A belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

theological

Back

Of or relating to or concerning the study of religion