Gift of the Magi Vocab

The robber instigated terror in the city.

• to provoke or start something
• to have a desire
• to damage
• to be full of joy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The moment I drove my car off the lot, its worth began to depreciate.

• to damage
• to lose value
• to be full of joy
• to skip school

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The paradise they found ended up being meretricious trash.

• full of joy
• to hesitate 
• attractive in a cheap way
• to desire

The truant was sent to the principal's office.

• a person who starts something. 
• an excited person
• a joyous person
• a student who skips school

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

I yearn for a vacation on the beach. It's been too long since I've gone. 

• to be full of joy
• to have a strong desire
• to damage
• to start something

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Bruce Wayne's business was full of prosperity. This allowed him to buy many gadgets with this money.

• to be successful
• to be full of joy
• to damage
• to provoke somethig

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

After the negative comment, the girl's smile faltered.

• to hesitate or lose strenght
• to be successful
• to be full of joy
• to be cheap

The boy was as agile as a cheetah.

• to be full of joy
• to hesitate
• to start something
• to move quickly and easily

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Her parsimony was so extreme that she would walk 5 miles to the store just to save a few cents on gas.

• to be full of joy
• extreme unwillingness to spend money
• to hesitate
• to move quickly

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The ecstatic Panther fans filled the stadium. 

• full of joy
• successful
• to move quickly
• to damage

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4