Fences/Acting Vocab

Vigilance

• Doubtful; questionable
• Having a ring of truth but actually false
• Alert and intent mental watchfulness
• Marvelous; amazing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Dubious

• Doubtful; questionable
• In agreement or corresponding to
• Close examination; a careful watch
• Deliberately aimed at exciting or annoying people

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Provocative

• To try to equal or excel
• Deliberately aimed at exciting or annoying people
• Doubtful; questionable
• In agreement or corresponding to

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Emulate

• Having a ring of truth but actually false
• Lacking all money or resources necessary to live
• A cunning, deceitful or treacherous quality
• To try to equal or excel

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Destitute

• Lacking all money or resources necessary to live
• Marvelous; amazing
• Close examination; a careful watch
• Deliberately aimed at exciting or annoying people

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Congruence

• Marvelous; amazing
• Alert and intent mental watchfulness
• In agreement or corresponding to
• Doubtful; questionable

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Specious

• Close examination; a careful watch
• To try to equal or excel
• A cunning, deceitful or treacherous quality
• Having a ring of truth but actually false

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Scrutiny

• Close examination; a careful watch
• Doubtful; questionable
• Deliberately aimed at exciting or annoying people
• A cunning, deceitful or treacherous quality

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Guile

• Close examination; a careful watch
• Doubtful; questionable
• A cunning, deceitful or treacherous quality
• Having a ring of truth but actually false

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Prodigious

• Deliberately aimed at exciting or annoying people
• Marvelous; amazing
• Lacking all money or resources necessary to live
• Alert and intent mental watchfulness

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4