Vocabulary 6a

Kal was adept at solving word problems.

• skillful

• intellectual

• diligent and careful

• very attentive to, and concerned about accuracy and detail

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

I had an epiphany when I saw how the bird drew its wings close to its body to dive.

• a headache

• a moment of complete brain shutdown

• a moment of sudden realization or insight

• a fearful moment

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The best students are those who are conscientious about their assignments.

• learned; scholarly; bookish

• diligent and careful

• pertaining to the brain; intellectual

• skillful

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The study of philosophy is esoteric and not entirely practical.

• concerned with accuracy and detail

• scholarly; bookish

• confusing

• understood by only a select few

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Gru thinks of himself as impressive--magnificent!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The inane babble of the vacuous girl made all of us embarrassed for her.

• too smart

• silly, senseless, stupid

• boring

• strange sounding

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

His ineptitude was easily attributed to his complete lack of effort in school for the past 3 years.

• incompetence

• foolishness

• expertise

• concern

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

I was absolutely flummoxed by the QUORDLE puzzle today.

• excited

• energized

• perplexed

• stunned

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Rather than powering through the opposition, Messi employs delicate skill and cleverness to score multiple goals per game.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The new receptionist was sweet and ingenuous, instantly likeable.

• having an almost sugary disposition

• funny and happy

• shrewd and crafty

• showing innocence or childlike simplicity

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4