The 8th Grade Vocabulary Notebook Check Test

Front

Define: De Riguer

Back

De rigueur refers to something that is required or expected, especially in social or fashionable contexts.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.4B

Front

Define: Mononym

Back

A single name by which a person is known like Prince, Beyonce or Drake.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Front

Define: Athwart

Back

Diagonally; at an angle to something else.

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CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

Define: Octothorp

Back

The symbol '#' is called an Octothorp.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

Define: Epochal

Back

Significant or momentous, marking a new era.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Front

Define: Casual Dress Code

Back

A style of clothing that is informal and relaxed, often worn in non-professional settings.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

Define: Etymology

Back

The study of the origin of words and how their meanings have changed throughout history.

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CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Front

Define: Neologism

Back

A newly coined word or expression that may be in the process of entering common use.

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CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Front

Define: Juxtaposition

Back

The act of placing two or more things side by side to compare or contrast them.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Front

Define: Paradigm

Back

A typical example or pattern of something; a model.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C