English 10-1 vocab 8

capricious

• enormous

• corrosive

• easily taught

• given to sudden changes of mood

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

catharsis

• artfulness

• the process of releasing strong emotions

• contempt

• complete lack of honor

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

destitute

• without the basic necessities of life

• easy to handle

• possible

• enormous

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

eminent

• economical

• penny-pinching

• unacceptable and purposeful behavior

• famous and respected within a profession

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

encroach

• to intrude on a person's territory

• to mourn

• to give up formally or resign

• to behave in an overly-sentimental way

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

facetious

• treating serious issues with inappropriate humor

• not obvious

• arrogant

• gullible

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

fetter

• to mourn

• to restrain with chains or manacles

• to scold

• to enlighten

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

irascible

• cunning

• corrosive

• having a tendency to be easily angered

• obedient

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4