Reference Materials

A book or online source of words with the same or nearly the same meanings, or synonyms, and their opposites, or antonyms

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A bound collection of maps often including illustrations, informative tables or textual matter

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mostly used to find the meaning of an unknown word

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

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used to give us information on a topic, such as animals or habitats. 

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CCSS.L.11-12.1B

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gives us synonyms and antonyms of words

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When the strong earthquake hit Japan, Neil read about the details in the Foreign News section to check the number of people affected and the damages it caused his country.

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Which reference material is a publication that is printed daily or weekly and contains current news, editorials, articles, and advertisements?

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CCSS.L.11-12.1B

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

A definition is the meaning of a word. Some words have more than one meaning. Dictionaries number the definitions when there is more than one.

balk \'bôk\ n. [Middle English] 1: a ridge of land left unplowed as a dividing line or through carelessness 2: beam, rafter 3: hindrance, check 4 a: the space behind the balkline on a pool table b: any of the outside divisions made by the balklines 5: failure of a player to complete a motion; especially an illegal motion of the pitcher in baseball while in position

Which sentence best fits definition 3 of balk?

• Raccoons live in the balk between the two farms.

• Shelia's chattiness proved to be a balk on her date.

• Jason hit the cue ball from the balk of the pool table.

• The pitcher committed a balk during the game.

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Which word is on the page with guide words plead / poach?

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WORD OF THE DAY

smear \smeer\, verb

1. to spread over a surface

2. to stain by spreading a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance

3. to attempt to destroy a reputation by saying bad things about somebody

4. to smudge or stain

5. to defeat somebody

Example using the word smear

Anjelica's make-up was smeared after a long day of swimming.

from Middle English smeren, from Old English smerian

Based on this entry, which of the following uses definition 3 of the word smear?

• Rachel noticed that she had smeared the words on her essay, making them hard to read.

• After a long road trip, the car's backseats were smeared with grease from potato chips.

• For breakfast, my little brother loved to eat toast smeared with butter.

• The candidate attempted to smear his opponent's name by spreading rumors.

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