American Literature Colonization Vocabulary

Yoked

• a person or thing regarded only as material for a specific use
• in a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance, typically owing to a lack of opportunity.
• cause (two people or things) to be joined in a close relationship
• characterized by inaction; unproductive.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Disavow

• cause (two people or things) to be joined in a close relationship
• deny any responsibility or support for.
• improve by making small changes, in particular makemore subtle and accurate.
• goods that have been imported or exported illegally.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Repulsive

• characteristic of the Devil, or so evil as to be suggestive of the Devil.
• goods that have been imported or exported illegally.
• characteristic of the Devil, or so evil as to be suggestive of the Devil.
• creating intense distaste or disgust.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Fodder

• characterized by inaction; unproductive.
• deny any responsibility or support for.
• creating intense distaste or disgust.
• a person or thing regarded only as material for a specific use

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Fallow

• characterized by inaction; unproductive.
• creating intense distaste or disgust.
• a person or thing regarded only as material for a specific use
• in a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance, typically owing to a lack of opportunity.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Benighted

• deny any responsibility or support for.
• in a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance, typically owing to a lack of opportunity.
• characterized by inaction; unproductive.
• improve by making small changes, in particular makemore subtle and accurate.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Diabolic

• characteristic of the Devil, or so evil as to be suggestive of the Devil.
• goods that have been imported or exported illegally.
• cause (two people or things) to be joined in a close relationship
• a person or thing regarded only as material for a specific use

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Refined

• in a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance, typically owing to a lack of opportunity.

• characteristic of the Devil, or so evil as to be suggestive of the Devil.

• improve by making small changes, in particular make more subtle and accurate.

• deny any responsibility or support for.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Contraband

• improve by making small changes, in particular makemore subtle and accurate.

• creating intense distaste or disgust.

• goods that have been imported or exported illegally or generally referring to banned items in a person's possession.

• cause (two people or things) to be joined in a close relationship

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Abate

• cause to become smaller or less intense.

• in a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance, typically owing to a lack of opportunity.

• characterized by inaction; unproductive.

• a person or thing regarded only as material for a specific use

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4