WORDLY WISE 8, LESSON 15

TO DISCREDIT A THEORY IS TO

• PERSUADE PEOPLE TO INVESTIGATE IT

• PROVE IT

• INVENT IT

• DESTROY PEOPLE'S CONFIDENCE IN IT

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

WHICH MIGHT MAKE A LURID GLOW?

• A STREETLIGHT ON A CLEAR NIGHT

• A SUNRISE ON A CLEAR MORNING

• A SUNSET ON A HAZY EVENING

• A BEDSIDE LAMP

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

ASCERTAIN

• PROTECT

• EXPLAIN

• DETERMINE

• ORGANIZE

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

DEFER

• PLAN

• SCHEME

• FINALIZE

• POSTPONE

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

DESIST

• SICKEN

• STOP

• INSIST

• DISCOURAGE

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

ANTONYM FOR RESTIVE

• MOURNFUL

• PATIENT

• EXHAUSTED

• FRIENDLY

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

OVERFLOW : CONTAINER

• ENCROACH : ADVANCE

• ENCROACH : ATTACK

• ENCROACH : BOUNDARY

• ENCROACH : ARMY

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

PRAISE : CRITICIZE ::

• PERPETUATE : TERMINATE

• PERPETUATE : INDEFINITE

• PERPETUATE : CONTINUE

• PERPETUATE : FACILITATE

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

TO SELECT AND REMOVE WEAK OR INFERIOR MEMBERS FROM

• PERPETUATE

• CULL

• ENCROACH

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CLOSE OBSERVATION OF AN AREA

• PERPETUATE

• SURVEY

• FOREBODING

• SURVEILLANCE

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10