"The Gift of the Magi" Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

Imputation

Back

A suggestion or claim that someone did something wrong; an accusation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Front

What part of speech is "Parsimony"? His parsimony was so extreme that he reused birthday candles until they were just stubs!

Back

Noun

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

Looking old, worn out, or in bad condition

Back

Shabby

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

Front

Mendicancy

Back

The act of asking for help or charity, especially for money or food

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Able to move quickly and easily

Back

Agile

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Depreciate

Back

To reduce the value or price of something

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Front

Ransacking

Back

Searching wildly to find something, often causing disorder in the process

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Front

Which word describes something that looks attractive but has no real value?

Back

Meretricious

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Front

Prudence

Back

The quality of putting care and wisdom into making decisions

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Front

What part of speech is "Scrutiny"? Mrs. Grosset used scrutiny to check every detail of the students' projects.

Back

Noun

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4