Fiske Chapters 24-25

noun used for a striking or splendid display; coronation/state funeral.

• panoply

• coruscate

• sumptuous

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

verb that comes from the Latin word meaning “to sparkle”/literally or figuratively

• coruscate

• panoply

• burnish

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

French noun used to describe great brilliance of performance or the appreciation such a performance might receive

• eclat

• panoply

• sybarite

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

an adjective from the French word for “flame”; can be used admiringly for something dashing and colorful in style or can be criticism for something overly showy

• flamboyant

• pyrotechnics

• coruscate

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

from the Latin word for “expense,” this adjective describes things or situations that are lavish, abundant, or otherwise likely to have cost a lot--no negative connotation.

• Sumptuous

• ostentatious

• iridescent

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

the technical noun for fireworks; can also be used for a display of wit or brilliance in the performing arts…

• pyrotechnics

• coruscate

• burnish

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

a verb that means to polish to a high sheen

• burnish

• eclat

• sybarite

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

noun used for someone whose life is given over to pleasure and luxury...can be used admiringly or critically

• sybarite

• panoply

• pyrotechnic

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

an adjective that describes the appearance of a shining spectrum of colors; comes from Iris...the classical goddess of the rainbow.

• iridescent

• flamboyant

• ostentatious

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

an adjective that conveys a negative tone toward something too showy and pretentious

• ostentatious

• pomp

• iridescent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4