Vocabulary Workshop (C) Unit 7

a system of beliefs or principles

• doctrine

• stance

• juncture

• waverer

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

to move back and forth or to become unsteady; to hesitate

• doctrine

• stance

• belittle

• waver

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

modest; not conceited; unpretentious; not putting on airs

• menial

• belittle

• unassuming

• jaunty

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

lively, easy, and carefree in nature

• juncture

• predatory

• unassuming

• jaunty

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

an attitude or position on an issue; a way of holding the body

• juncture

• stance

• unassuming

• waver

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The word WALLOW most nearly means:

• The highest point
• To remove or cut out
• To sway to and fro or become unsteady
• To roll about in a lazy or clumsy way

Choose 3 synonyms for JUNCTURE.

• joint

• seam

• union

• quisling

• nadir

SYN: peak, summit, pinnacle

ANT: nadir, low point

4 letters - not capitalized

** starts with a **

The word PREDATORY most nearly means:

• Preying on, ravenous, or piratical

• Foreign or charmingly unfamiliar

• Thin and pale

• Lowly and humble

SYN: cut out, expunge

ANT: to put it, insert, interpolate

• ravage

• excise

• belittle

• wallow