ELA Module 2 Vocabulary Flashcard Part 1

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Macabre

Back

Of, dealing with, or pertaining to death or the horrors of death; gruesome.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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Disputes

Back

Arguments or debates; things that people do not agree on.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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Diction

Back

Choice of words in speech or writing.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

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Lethargy

Back

A state of having very low energy with drowsiness and lack of interest or feeling; sloth, indifference, idleness, inactivity.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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Surreal

Back

Bizarre, weird, or eerie; having a dream-like quality; beyond real, very strange or unusual.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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Vocabulary

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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Context

Back

The circumstances or setting surrounding a particular word or event that help to clarify its meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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Theme

Back

The central topic, subject, or message within a narrative or literary work.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

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Metaphor

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Simile

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D