"The Dangers of Social Media" Vocabulary

What does prevalent mean?

• common or generally accepted; widespread

• easy to accept

• hard to locate on a map

• hungry

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does allure mean?

• a celebrity

• difficult to explain

• something that hurts your eyes to look at

• attraction; fascination

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does revenue mean?

• income

• frogs

• freedom

• a type of cheese

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does susceptible mean?

• easily angered or upset

• full of energy

• old and lonely

• easily affected or harmed

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does superficial mean?

• unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

• behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

• concerned with appearance or behavior that is not deep or genuine

• being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The flu is ____________ during the winter months.

• allure

• prevalent

• superficial

• revenue

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The _________ of the diamond was too strong to resist: Indiana Jones had to have it.

• allure

• superficial

• prevalent

• susceptible

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

My friend's candle-making business increased its _________ dramatically this year, almost doubling its profits.

• prevalent

• superficial

• revenue

• susceptible

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

Kids are very impressionable, making them highly ________________ to being persuaded to want to buy toys when they see commercials for them.

• revenue

• susceptible

• allure

• prevalent

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

I don't hang out with my friends from last year because they are _________________. They only want to talk about makeup.

• superficial

• revenue

• susceptible

• allure

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4