Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 5

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intrigue

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(n.) crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; (v.) to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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volatile

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(adj.) highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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facetious

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(adj.) humorous, not meant seriously.

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

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jurisdiction

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(n.) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice.

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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assert

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(v.) to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully.

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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plausible

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(adj.) appearing reasonable or probable; believable.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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addendum

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(n.) an addition or supplement designed to increase correctness, completeness, or currency.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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disdain

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(n.) the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; (v.) to regard or treat with haughty contempt.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

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apparition

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(n.) a ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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epitaph

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(n.) a phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C