PHS Word of the Day Test 9/17-28/2018

an account of the origin and development of a word and its meanings.

• fastidious

• abstruse

• etymology

• capacious

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane.

• tenuous

• fastidious

• abstruse

• etymology

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

the state of being placed side by side, especially for the purposes of comparison and contrast.

• abstruse

• juxtaposition

• tenuous

• tenable

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied.

• archetype

• denigrate

• abstruse

• etymology

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

having little substance, support, or significance; flimsy; weak.

• etymology

• tenable

• blandish

• tenuous

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

able to be upheld, affirmed, supported, or defended; logical.

• abstruse

• blandish

• tenable

• juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

able to contain a large amount; roomy.

• tenuous

• capacious

• abstruse

• etymology

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

to attack the reputation of; defame.

• denigrate

• archetype

• etymology

• capacious

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

exceedingly particular or demanding especially in matters of detail; exacting.

• fastidious

• tenuous

• juxtaposition

• abstruse

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

to convince or coax with flattery; cajole.

• tenuous

• abstruse

• etymology

• blandish

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C