Words 16-31 Brit Lit

Ascertain

• to investigate a murder

• to find something out for sure; to make certain

• to fulfill one's obligations and promises

• to overcome a difficulty

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Assiduous

• showing great care, effort, and attention

• marked by residue and leftovers

• filtering material in order to create a specific perception of an idea

• an uncaring and unsympathetic person

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

asunder

• fear and terror

• to put back together again

• something awe-inspiring and great

• separate parts; divided

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Assent

• to rise above difficult circumstances

• argumentative and cross

• to give approval or agreement

• someone easily fooled and tricked

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Asylum

• a process one must pass through in order to gain entrance into a secret government agency

• a person identified as having multiple mental and brain disorders

• the protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee

• a private institution that is not regulated by state or federal mandates

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Baleful

• having a harmful or destructive effect

• a rancher's load of hay

• someone who is shy and timid

• keeping a watchful eye on one's surroundings

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Banal

• irritating and annoying

• exciting and stimulating

• existing for the sole purpose of entertaining

• boring and unoriginal

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Base

• a person without moral values or principles

• a following via social media

• the foundational principles one builds his or her life around

• an incredible and unbelievable story

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Benevolent

• wealthy and giving

• stingy and greedy

• well-meaning and kindly, generous and characterized by goodwill

• harmless and ordinary

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Callow

• hardened and uncaring about a situation

• someone inexperienced or new to something

• fertile land good for crops

• having no core or depth

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4