VOCABULARY HOLT 4TH COURSE LESSON 7

Aesthetic

• an adhesive or anesthesia

• sensitive to beauty and art

• of or relating to an expression

charisma

• artistic in nature

• having a special quality or charm

• the state of being charismatic

cliche

• friends in a particular group

• selecting an object on the computer

• an overused expression

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

conceive

• to give up a fight

• to imagine or come up with

• to not believe in something

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

emphatically

• forcefully, absolutely assuredly

• to empathize with someone or something

• to waver or be unsure

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Martial

• Someone from Mars

• related to war or associated with the armed forces

• to be peaceful or civil

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Paradox

• a dilemma, a contradiction

• a linear story relating like themes

• a religious parable

Prolific

• very sparse or meager

• a professional writer

• abundantly productive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Recipient

• a person with a receipt

• someone who gives an award, like an emcee

• one who is able or willing to receive, receiving

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

wan

• reckless; unrestrained; undisciplined

• an object used by a fairy to create magic

• to fade away

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C