Week 10 Words You Should Know

Define squeamish.

• easily shocked, overly sensitive

• fighting anger

• fighting for importance

• easily saddened

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Define salient.

• engrossing

• salty

• questionable

• important, prominent

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Define inert.

• moving

• heavy

• without power to move

• floating

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Define imminent.

• threatening, likely to happen

• absorbent

• powerful

• initial

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Define engrossed.

• bossy

• absorbed

• worried

• polished

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Define peruse.

• scan

• skim

• read carefully

• browse

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Define premonition.

• forewarning

• prefix

• peradventure

• promote

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Define desist.

• start carefully

• read carefully

• to cease

• to cause

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Define recoil

• to bounce

• to draw back

• to cease

• to read carefully

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Define inclement.

• tense

• stopping

• sad, melancholy

• unfavorable, stormy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F