Week 4 Vocab-Core 1

I understand that there's no thrill of victory without the ________ of defeat—Red Sox fans know this as well as anyone.

• array

• agony

• wry

• prompt

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Haiti is in agony; the earthquake has destroyed its buildings, homes, lives.

In this sentence, agony means:

• intense feeling of suffering

• an impressive display or assortment

• a feature that helps identify a person

• enclosed

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Embedded means:

• marked by balance

• a remarkable development

• enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass

• lasting for a brief time

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

“We could rebuild America’s roadways with embedded carbon from coal,” Crane said.

In this sentence, embedded means:

• recovery or preservation from loss or danger

• intense feeling of suffering

• enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass

• a feature that helps identify a person or thing

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Fleeting means:

• according to schedule or without delay

• a remarkable person, thing, or development

• lasting for a markedly brief time

• cause to change; make different

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Lapse means:

• intense feelings of suffering

• an impressive display or assortment

• move in a twisting contorted motion

• a mistake resulting from inattention

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

In an uncharacteristic lapse, McCandless gave his parents’ Annandale address when the arresting officer demanded to know his permanent place of residence.

In this sentence, lapse means:

• a mistake resulting from inattention

• a loud or violent outburst

• intense feelings of suffering

• enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Some prep for economic disaster, while others prep to escape genetically modified foods.

In this sentence, modified means:

• lasting for a brief time

• cause to change

• a remarkable development

• according to schedule

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Modify means:

• sarcastic or mocking

• cause to change; make different

• move in twisting or contorted motion

• sarcastic or mocking

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Poised means:

• sarcastic or mocking

• according to schedule or without delay

• marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action

• provide furniture with comfortable padding or covers

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C