Wordly Wise Book 10, Lesson 4

accolade

• an expression of approval or respect for special merit; an award

• diligent and persistent

• to provide with a quality, a thing, or a gift of money

• a group of people held in high esteem for their great achievements

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

adamant

• instruction, protection, or guardianship

• not yielding; firm

• to work to gain the favor or someone

• exercising caution; hesitant

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

adulate

• 1. turned away from what is right; wicked. 2. stubbornly opposing what is right or reasonable; obstinate

• to provide with a quality, a thing, or a gift of money

• to flatter or admire excessively; to idolize

• worn-out with use; broken down

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RL.8.4

altercation

• instruction, protection, or guardianship

• a small, exclusive group

• ephemeral

  lasting a very short time

• a loud and determined dispute; a noisy quarrel

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

annals

• a historical record of events, often arranged in a yearly sequence

• exercising caution; hesitant

• to flatter or admire excessively; to idolize

• a group of people held in high esteem for their great achievements

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

assiduous

• to flatter or admire excessively; to idolize

• a loud and determined dispute; a noisy quarrel

• not yielding; firm

• diligent and persistent

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

chary

• exercising caution; hesitant

• to work to gain the favor or someone

• a group of people held in high esteem for their great achievements

• 1. turned away from what is right; wicked. 2. stubbornly opposing what is right or reasonable; obstinate

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

clique

• lasting a very short time

• a small, exclusive group

• instruction, protection, or guardianship

• an expression of approval or respect for special merit; an award

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4