Vocab Lesson 1

Asperity

• (n). sharpness, harshness of manner; roughness of surface

• (adj). sharpness, harshness of manner; roughness of surface

• (v). sharpness, harshness of manner; roughness of surface

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Bane

• (n) A person who often makes attempts to be funny; a clown

• (adj) Mournful or full of sorrow

• (n). person, thing that destroys, causes harm

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Buffoon

• (adj) Causing destruction

• (n) A person who often makes attempts to be funny; a clown

• (n) harshness of manner

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Doleful

• (n) a person whose attention is focused on others and on what is going on around him/her

• (adj) excessively bright and flashy

• (adj) mournful, full of sorrow

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Extrovert

• (n) person whose attention is focused on others andon what is going on around her/him

• (adj) excessively bright and flashy

• (n) group or system in which positions of power are ranked

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Garish

• (adj). typical of an outgoing personality

• (n). excessively bright and flashy

• (adj) excessively bright and flashy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

hierarchy

• (n) group, system in which positions of power are ranked

• (n). strong attraction, leaning

• (n) list of pieces a performer is ready to perform; skills, accomplishments of a person, group

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Imbue

• (v) it's what you do

• (v) to fill completely with a feeling or idea; to inspire

• (v) to stir up or urge on

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Instigate

• To fill completely with a feeling or idea; to inspire

• To stir up or urge on

• to weaken

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Penchant

• (adj). behaving in a wild, unruly manner

• (n). a basic principle, skill

• (n). a strong attraction, leaning

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E