Flocab Unit 11 - I Want Fame

Definition: showing little concern; informal.

I got in trouble over a _________ comment I made about Jenna's hair; I didn't think she'd get so mad about it!

Synonyms: relaxed

Antonyms: deliberate, serious

• casual

• dependent

• noteworthy

• random

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Definition: not honest; willing to abuse power.

The ____________ businessman accepted bribes in exchange for special favors.

Synonyms: crooked, dishonest, untrustworthy

Antonyms: decent, honest, moral

• causal

• corrupt

• covet

• dependent

Definition: to desire eagerly or wrongfully, without thinking about the rights of others.

He tried not to ___________ his cousin's new sneakers, but he couldn't help but wish they were his own.

Synonyms: crave, long for

• corrupt

• covet

• dependent

• gratify

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Definition: relying on another person for help or support on

something in order for something else to happen.

Babies are completely ____________ on their families; they need people to care for them all the time.

Antonyms: independent

• covet

• dependent

• gratify

• insinuate

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Definition: to please or satisfy.

It would ________________ me to help my shy cousin feel comfortable and confident.

Synonyms: make happy, please, thrill

Antonyms: disappoint, displease, upset

• dependent

• gratify

• insinuate

• noteworthy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Definition: to suggest or hint slyly.

She doesn't say it outright, but she does ___________ that he isn't very smart.

Synonyms: hint at, imply, indicate

• gratify

• insinuate

• noteworthy

• notorious

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Definitions: worthy of notice; outstanding because of some special excellence.

This church is one of the city's most __________ buildings; tourists always stop to admire the intricate architecture.

Synonyms: exceptional, extraordinary, important

Antonyms: common, ordinary, unexceptional

• insinuate

• noteworthy

• notorious

• perjury

Definition: widely known because of bad behavior.

Al Capone was one of the most _____________ gangsters of the 1920s.

Synonyms: infamous

• noteworthy

• notorious

• perjury

• random

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Definition: lying in a court of law after taking an oath not to lie.

• notorious

• perjury

• random

• simultaneously

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Definition: by chance; not planned or prearranged; irregular.

I couldn't decide which candy I wanted, so I made a ____________ choice and grabbed the first one that I touched.

Synonyms: haphazard, unplanned

Antonyms: orderly, purposeful, deliberate

• perjury

• random

• simultaneously

• status

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4