Unit 3 Vocabulary

The defintion of aloof is...

• to think about deeply
• extreme suffering or pain
• rich or luxurious
• distant or remote

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

I have never felt such intense ____________ as when I broke my leg in three places.

• anguish
• circumspect
• contempt
• implacable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

I closed the door to my bedroom hoping it would serve as a ____________ and keep the noise of my little brother and sister screaming downstairs to a minimum.

• anguish
• buffer
• demise
• dwindle

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The definition of circumspect is...

• careful or cautious
• lacking inhabitants; deserted
• impossible to soothe or comfort
• plentiful or abundant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

We arrived at her house with ice cream and a movie hoping to __________ her after her awful day.

• commandeer
• extol
• dwindle
• console

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The definition of contempt is...

• extreme suffering or pain
• a feeling that something is not worthy of respect
• death or downfall
• something that serves as a protective barrier

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

In the Odyssey, the epic hero Odysseus is angered that the suitors ______________ his home and took advantage of his wife and son while he was away.

• consoled

• commandeered

• extolled

• pondered

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Many celebrities have their career meet its ____________ because they let "fame" get to their head, and they make poor decisions.

• anguish
• contempt
• buffer
• demise

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The definition of desolate is...

• lacking inhabitants; deserted
• to take over by force
• rich or luxurious
• careful or cautious

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

When the team was down 30-0 in the 4th quarter, hope for a win began to ___________.

• console
• commandeer
• dwindle
• entice

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C