Flocab Level Blue: Unit 3 Wild Ride

Definition: in a faulty way, astray or wrong.

She knew something was ______________when her son refused to eat his favorite food.

Synonyms faulty, improper, askew

• amiss

• avail

• bizarre

• chastise

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 be of use to, to help.

The doctor's best efforts did not _________________the dying patient.

Synonyms aid, benefit

• amiss

• avail

• bazarre

• chastise

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Definition: unusual, odd or outrageous.

I saw a ______________car covered in astroturf and plastic sunflowers.

Synonyms peculiar, strange, weird

Antonyms conventional, normal

• amiss

• avail

• bazarre

• chastise

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Definition: to criticize or discipline.

Rosen _________________Annabelle for forgetting to do her chores

Synonyms berate, rebuke, scold

Antonyms praise, encourage

• amiss

• avail

• bazarre

• chastise

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Definition: easily transmittable.

Her strep throat was still _______________, so she stayed home from school to keep other students from getting sick.

Synonyms communicable, infectious

• contagious

• culminate

• deplore

• dialect

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Definition: to come to the end or the highest point.

The banquet will ______________in an awards ceremony.

Synonyms conclude, finish, peak

• contagious

• culminate

• deplore

• dialect

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

Definition: to feel or express strong disapproval of.

The protesters are sending a message to the president that they __________________the country's involvement in the war.

Synonyms bemoan, condemn, regret

Antonyms admire, applaud

• contagious

• culminate

• deplore

• dialect

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Definition: the language specific to a group of people due to geography, society or an occupation.

People in Mexico may speak a different ___________of Spanish than people in Spain.

Synonyms speech, tongue

• contagious

• culminate

• deplore

• dialect

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

Definition: to suspend in air.

The helicopter __________________over the ocean as the pilot waited for the rescue diver to complete her mission.

Synonyms hang, float

• hover

• loll

• modify

• preposterous

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 lounge or recline.

The bear likes to _______________around on logs to soak up the summer sun.

Synonyms chill, hang, relax

Antonyms hurry, rush, speed

• hover

• loll

• modify

• preposterous

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C