The Other Wes Moore Vocab Section 1

having or showing no pity or compassion for others.

• Ruthless

• mean

• considerate

• compassionate

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

the act or condition of being bemused; puzzlement.

• amusement

• perplexed

• bemusement

• confuzzled

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

(especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent.

• clear

• diaphanous

• opaque

• sturdy

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

accept something reluctantly but without protest.

• acquiesced

• veto

• dissuade

• acquire

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

(of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.

• ruins

• rebuilt

• dilapidated

• ancient

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

a short journey or trip, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity

• stroll

• walk

• excursion

• divagation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.5C

very attentive to detail; meticulous

• fastidious
• aesthetic
• maverick
• cantankerous

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.

• lecture

• discussion

• rant

• tirade

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.4

To soften in feeling or temper

• Complacent

• Plaintive

• Pugnacious

• Mollified

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

a deep divide between two points

• indigenous

• dissent

• chasm

• myopic

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4