Unit 6 Vocabulary

Definition: sad; gloomy; unhappy.

Harvey was very ________________; he stopped making eye contact with anyone and gazed sadly out the window.

Synonyms: gloomy, glum, miserable

Antonyms: happy, cheerful

• loath

• melancholy

• mull

• nimble

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Definition: widely known because of bad behavior.

Al Capone was one of the most _____________ gangsters of the 1920s.

Synonyms: infamous

• noteworthy

• notorious

• perjury

• random

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition: to treat someone as an inferior; to talk down to.

When he's annoyed, our teacher will ______________us with his fake concern, asking if we need some pillows since it looks like we want to take a nap.

Synonyms: condescend, disdain, talk down to

• patronize

• presume

• recede

• preview

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Definition: to take for granted; to assume or suppose.

She liked to wear her a crown so people would ____________ she was a princess.

Synonyms: believe, figure, imagine

Antonyms: disbelieve

• presume

• patronize

• assume

• recede

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition: strong or healthy.

The strong and ___________________bison was able to run as fast as a horse.

Synonyms healthy, strong, sturdy

Antonyms feeble, sickly, weak

• notify

• perceive

• robust

• rupture

Definition: of or like a mother.

Aisha had __________ instincts even before she had children.

Synonyms: motherly

• maternal

• debut

• fathom

• narrative

Definition: shining, bright; giving off light or energy.

During the day, the sun is the most ________________ star in the sky.

Synonyms beaming, brilliant, glowing

Antonyms cloudy, dark, dim

• ajar

• saga

• poised

• radiant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Definition: very tiring; exhausting.

The trip to the top of the mountain was ____________ in the heat and humidity.

Synonyms: backbreaking, arduous

Antonyms: easy

• greuling

• headlong

• hilarious

• murky

Definition: something fake or false.

By reading notes that had been left in his locker, Julio thought that Jenny had a crush on him, but it turned out that the whole thing was a _________________.

Synonyms: fraud, falsehood

Antonyms: truth, reality

• pamper

• sham

• shirk

• vocation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition: to pound or beat rapidly or violently; to pulsate or vibrate.

I was so nervous before my presentation that I could feel my heart ________ in my chest.

Synonyms beat, pulse

• rupture

• throb

• trivial

• wince

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D