"Zebra" Vocabulary

Thin and bony

• disciplinarian

• intricate

• gaunt

• poised

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In a light and carefree way

• jauntily

• intricate

• menacing

• exuberantly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

I couldn't help but ___ when I gave myself a paper cut.

• poised

• disciplinarian

• wince

• encrusted

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following would you most likely do "exuberantly"?

• Difficult homework

• Fall off your bike

• Show your parents the 100 you got on your quiz

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Arranged in a complex way

• tensing

• intricate

• poised

• menacing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The growling dog looked at me with a ___ stare.

• menacing

• poised

• gaunt

• exuberant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The ballerina was very ___ and danced gracefully across the stage.

• tense

• intricate

• jauntily

• poised

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Covered with crusts

• encrusted

• tensing

• exuberantly

• gaunt

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

During the tug of war, I could feel the rope ___ as both teams pulled.

• wincing

• gaunt

• disciplinarian

• tensing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

A strict teacher would be considered to be a ____.

• menacing

• exuberantly

• disciplinarian

• gaunt

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4