Divergent Vocabulary List#2

forsake

• help someone who counts on you

• leave someone who needs or counts on you

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

initiation

• an informal dance or gathering

• the rise prices in an economy

• a formal entry into an organization or position or office

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

disdain

• lack of money and/or funds needed for an investment

• lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

• a lack of understanding by a large group

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

duplicity

• the act of telling the truth and being honest

• duplicity, treachery, the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith

• the second act in a performance or play

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

acrid

• a strong and sharp taste or smell, unpleasant

• a faint or subtle taste or smell

• a strong person who is very powerful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

tentative

• bold and quick to act

• hesitant or lacking confidence

• running away frantically

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

impeccable

• many faults and/or imperfections

• without fault, or error, perfect

• without a car-lack of transportation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

devastate

• to build and fix something

• to create something new out of something used, to re-purpose

• to cause extensive destruction to ruin utterly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

falter

• to become weak, unsteady

• to become strong and powerful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

engulf

• to flow over or cover completely

• to disappear into thin air

• to sing a song from the movie Frozen

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6