English 10 Lesson 6 Vocab

Servitude

• payment; compensation
• a lack of freedom; forced labor
• physical or mental weakness or defect
• very small; tiny

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

Ameliorate

• to make better; to improve
• to pay or compensate
• to overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse
• to treat with scorn or irreverence

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

Repast

• harmful; ominous
• physical or mental weakness or defect
• food and drink; a meal
• payment; compensation

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

Baleful

• very small; tiny
• expressing hatred or evil; harmful, ominous
• a lack of freedom; forced labor
• disrespectful of sacred things

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.1.6

Recompense

• to treat with scorn or irreverence
• to overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse
• to feel uneasy or anxious due to guilt
• to pay or compensate; payment or compensation

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

Berate

• to make better; to improve
• to criticize vigorously; to scold vehemently
• to disrespect something sacred
• to use up and then discard or replace

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.1.6

Profane

• to treat with scorn or irreverence; disrespectful of sacred things; worldly
• weak or feeble
• a meal
• expressing hatred or evil

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

Circumvent

• to overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse
• to pay or compensate
• to treat with disrespect
• to avoid through craftiness

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

Infirmity

• disrespect
• very small; tiny
• physical or mental weakness or defect
• food and drink; a meal

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

Compunction

• avoidance through craftiness
• a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt
• vigorous criticism
• harmful, ominous

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C