Vocab Unit 12 (Eng II)

The word PROSAIC
MOST NEARLY means:

• Harmful and injurious
• Commonplace and dull, lacking imagination
• To emit or send out; To ooze forth
• Penetrating, sharp or piercing, as in a suggestion

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The word WINSOME
MOST NEARLY means:

• An eager or excessive desire to possess; greed
• charming and attractive in a simple, childlike way
•  Harmful and injurious
• A picture or representation in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The word CLANGOR
MOST NEARLY means:

• An eager or excessive desire to possess; Greed
• Touching, in contact, side-by-side
• Charming and attractive in a simple, childlike way
• A loud, clamorous noise or clang

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The word IMPLICIT
MOST NEARLY means:

• Implied, rather than openly stated
• Harmful and injurious
• A representation of excellence and perfection
• Exceeding more than is necessary; Repetitive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

The word EXTENUATE
MOST NEARLY means:

• To diminish or lessen the seriousness of an offense
• Prudent and shrewd in practical ways
• To magnify or increase the degree or value of
• To make a distorted representation of someone or something

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The word ENHANCE
MOST NEARLY means:

• Showy and intended to impress others
• To emit or send out; To ooze forth
• To  free from blame, guilt or consequences
• To magnify or increase the degree or value of

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The word CONTIGUOUS
MOST NEARLY means:

• In contact, side-by-side
• Exceeding more than is necessary; Repetitive
• Making a hypocritical show of religious virtue or righteousness
• Commonplace and dull

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The word PREEMINENT
MOST NEARLY means:

• Exceeding more than is necessary; Repetitive
• Superior to or notable, outstanding
• Making a hypocritical show of religious virtue or righteousness
• Harmful and injurious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

The word ENTHRALL
MOST NEARLY means:

• Implied, rather than clearly stated
• To offend 
• Superior to or notable, outstanding
• To charm or enrapture

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The word REDUNDANT
MOST NEARLY means:

• Penetrating, sharp or piercing, as in a suggestion
• Exceeding more than is necessary; Repetitive
• Superior to or notable, outstanding
• To free from blame, guilt or consequences

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4