Words to Watch 2

A gifted child . . . 

• aspire
• wunderkind
• serene
• pummel 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.4B

Which word means FAKE? 

• Faux
•  Blase
• Eclectic
• ^Hullabaloo

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.4B

I have to give a speech.  I have not prepared, nor have I listened in class.  One could say that I have a lot of ____________. 

• Yammer
• Ostracize
• Trepidation
• Sporadic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Eclectic

• disaster
• in love with oneself
• to trick or fool
• an unusual mix

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.4B

a specialty; 
a strong point in which someone excels

• quagmire
• forte
• disheveled
• lethargic

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.4B

an unsolvable problem

• narcissistic 
• aficionado 
• quagmire
• hoodwink

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.4B

blase

• boring, indifferent, unimpressed
• disorganized and ragged
• pound heavily
• exclude from a group

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.4B

Which word best describes this woman? 

• emulate
• aficionado
• elusive
• disheveled

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Dave was ostracized throughout most of elementary school.
What does OSTRACIZED mean?   

• hard to catch
• excluded from the group
• tired and sluggish
• a bad, bad hair day

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Hard to catch

• elusive
• narcissistic 
• pummel
• lethargic 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F