hmh Module 2 week 3 Vocab

Module 2 Week 3 Critical Vocabulary

If something is elaborately dressed or decorated, it has many complex artistic details.

The bowl was elaborately decorated with scenes of everyday life.

​Elaborately

If you coveted something, you wanted it very much.

More than anything else in the world, I coveted that bike.

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​Coveted

Something that is ferocious is very fierce, mean, and violent.

The grizzly bear is the most ferocious animal I know.

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​Ferocious

If you despised something, you felt a strong dislike for it.

I have always despised the color red.

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​Despised

If you forfeit something, you lose it because you have broken a rule.

If you trip your opponent, you forfeit the game.

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​Forfeit

A taunt is something someone says to anger or upset someone else.

After the first taunt, I learned to cover my ears.

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​Taunt

If something is absurd, you think it is silly or ridiculous.

We laughed and laughed at the absurd idea.

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​Absurd

Multiple Choice

What is another word for coveted?

• unwanted
• ignored
• sought-after
• overlooked

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to taunt someone?

• To encourage someone to do better.
• To taunt someone means to mock or insult them and make them mad.

• To ignore someone completely.
• To compliment someone sincerely.

Multiple Choice

If something is absurd, what is it?

• It is a common belief.
• It is a logical conclusion.
• It is ridiculous or silly.

• It is a widely accepted fact.

Multiple Choice

If you despise something, does it mean you like it?

• It suggests you are indifferent to it.
• It indicates a strong preference for it.
• It means you have mixed feelings about it.

• No, it does not mean you like it.

Multiple Choice

Which picture shows something that is elaborately decorated?

Multiple Choice

What is a type of ferocious animal?

• Guinea pig

• Tiger

• Gold Fish

• Grasshopper

Multiple Choice

If you must give up on a game because you cheated, must _______?

• forfeit

• ask for a rematch
• ignore the rules
• blame the game