Grade 8 - Vocabulary Lesson 3

n. syn: secrecy; obscurity
The old hermit enjoyed a life of solitude and ___________.

• fervor
• hoard
• anonymity
• thoroughfare

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

adj. turned or twisted to one side. 2. unexpectedly wrong; off course
syn: askew; crooked; amiss
(ant: straight; right; perfect)

• wistful
• awry
• partisan
• sporadic

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

n. a secret supply for future use; a stash
syn: cache; stockpile
2. v. to gather or accumulate discreetly
syn: amass; stockpile (ant: discard)

• citadel
• ferment
• recompense
• hoard

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

adj. worthy of respect; syn: esteemed
(ant: disgraceful; notorious; dishonorable)

• partisan
• venerable
• effervescent
• delirious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

adj. occurring singly in scattered locations at unpredictable intervals
syn: intermittent; random; periodic
(ant: consistent; reliable)

• haggard
• chronic
• prodigious
• sporadiac

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

n. a main road or public highway
syn: passage
(ant: cul-de-sac)

• partisan
• thoroughfare
• kiosk
• anonymity

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

n. a fortress
syn: stronghold; bastion

• citadel
• kiosk
• fervor
• thoroughfare

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

v. to make bright, clean, or appealing again.
syn: renovate; restore; renew
(ant: wreck; vandalize)

• muster
• refurbish
• ingratiate
• loathe

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

n. a strong, sometimes militant, supporter of a cause or group  adj: biased; predisposed 
syn: advocate; zealot (ant: conciliator; neutralist)

• partisan
• philistine
• sage
• prodigious

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

n. feelings of intense emotion
syn: passion; ardor
(ant: apathy; indifference)

• allusion
• lassitude
• effervescent
• fervor

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4