Frederick Douglass vocabulary ch 1-4

sufficient

I am not too hungry, so this salad will be sufficient.

• describing a quantity that is more than necessary; being excessive

• describing a quantity that can fulfill a need without being abundant; being enough

• describing a quantity that is not enough; being inadequate

• describing a quantity that is not related to the need; being irrelevant

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

insensible

Jake was insensible of the consequences of procrastinating on his research project.

• cognizant of

• unaware of indifferent to

• sympathetic to

• responsive to

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Impertinent

• to; rumble

• rude; lacking respect

• specialize technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

• to think of or develop an idea

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Conceive

• to think of or develop an idea

• rude; lacking respect

• showing great excitement or happiness

• to echo; rumble

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Resort

To keep the fire going we will have to resort to using old newspapers and magazines if we run out of twigs and logs.

• to feel or express great hatred for

• to turn to or use something in order to resolve a difficult situation

• describing a quantity that can fulfill a need without being abundant; being enough

• stubborn and hard-hearted

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Venture

The children ventured out onto the ice and almost fell through.

• showing great excitement or happiness

• to think of or develop an idea

• to echo; rumble

• to do or undertake something despite the risk or danger

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Jargon

I tried to read my brother's college physics textbook, but it was full of so much jargon I couldn't get through one paragraph.

• to ech; rumble

• specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

• to think of or develop an idea

• to do or undertake something despite the rick or danger involved

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4