Lessons 1-7 FINAL ACT Power Plus Vocabulary

Front

mesmerize

Back

(v.) to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch.

Front

demented

Back

(adj.) mentally ill; insane.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

hone

Back

(v.) to sharpen; increase; whet.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Front

imbue

Back

(v.) to inspire or influence; to saturate.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

advocate

Back

(v.) to recommend; to speak in favor of.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

ostentatious

Back

(adj.) characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

gambit

Back

(n.) a device, action, or opening remark, typically one entailing a degree of risk, that is calculated to gain an advantage.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Front

blight

Back

(n.) a plant disease, especially one caused by fungi; (v.) to spoil, harm, or destroy.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Front

egress

Back

(n.) the action of going out of or leaving a place.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

hovel

Back

(n.) a small, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C