Vocabulary workshop unit 9, level c

Synonyms = stave off, resist, ward off, cope

• dire

• encroach

• fend

• chafe

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Synonyms: charming, endearing, winning

Antonyms: alarming, troubling, disquieting

• defile

• disarming

• awry

• predominant

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Synonyms: displeased, grumpy, surly

Antonyms: satisfied, content, pleased

• dire

• awry

• apt

• disgruntled

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

A person may adopt a cheerful bearing or __________ and attempt to conceal sorrow or anger.

• penal

• mien

• bludgeon

• fend

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Some writers earn acclaim during their lifetime, but others win __________, celebrity, and fame only after their death.

• renown

• prodigy

• pertinent

• dire

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

synonyms: fit, liable, suitable

antonyms: inappropriate, slow

• apt

• defile

• dire

• disgruntled

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the meaning of impunity?

• give an income or property to (a person or institution).

• to provide with a permanent fund or source of income: to endow a college.

• freedom from punishment or consequences of an action.

• away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the meaning of recluse

• the condition of being known or talked about by many people; fame.

• known about by many people.

• relating to, used for, or prescribing the punishment of offenders under the legal system.

• a person who lives a solitary life and tends to withdraw from the world

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the meaning of bludgeon?

• having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.

• shake with a quivering motion.

• a short club with a heavy end, used as a weapon.

• be undecided between two opinions or courses of action; be irresolute.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the meaning of defile

• contaminate, pollute, or destroy the purity of

• characterized by or showing interest or concern.

• eager to do something.

• sedate, respectable, and unadventurous.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C