"Ruthless" vocabulary

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basking (paragraph 1, pg. 1)

• making a sound like a dog

• hitting with a heavy object

• lying in the warmth of the sun

• cooking in an oven

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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riot (paragraph 1, pg. 1)

• an impressively large or varied display of something

• a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd

• an uncontrollable spread of something

• the opposite of 'left' or 'wrong'

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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tang (paragraph 1, pg. 1)

• a large, heavy armored battle vehicle

• a Chinese dynasty dated a.d. 618–907

• a strong taste, flavor, or smell

• a projecting object to connect a knife blade with a handle

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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primitive (paragraph 2, pg. 1)

• being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence

• having a quality or style that offers only a basic level of comfort

• relating to apes and monkeys

• relating to the numbers 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, etc.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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tackle (paragraph 2, pg. 1)

• to make a determined effort to deal with a difficult task

• a lifting mechanism consisting of ropes and pulley blocks

• in football, an act of seizing and stopping a player in possession of the ball

• the equipment required for fishing

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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adjoining (paragraph 3, pg. 1)

• detached, disconnected

• next to or joined with

• independent

• being greater in size

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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vindictiveness (paragraph 12, pg. 2)

• inclined toward revenge

• gentleness; kindness

• not being able to be beaten

• decisiveness; firmness

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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genial (paragraph 14, pg. 2)

• dark-colored

• nasty and rude

• coming out of a bottle (like a genie)

• friendly and cheerful

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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antidote (paragraph 14, pg. 2)

• a disease or illness

• a medicine taken to stop the effects of a poison

• an answer to difficult question

• something that has been hidden

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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lark (paragraph 20, pg. 2)

• a small ground-dwelling songbird

• something done for fun; a prank

• a vehicle made by Studebaker in the 1960s

• a serious task

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4