Restart Vocabulary Part 2

Harsh critisism

• meld

• flak

• designated hitter

• scheme

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

very eager, ready, or excited about something

• psyched

• delusional

• scheme

• renowned

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

I am totally appalled, yet it makes perfect sense.

What does appalled mean?

• a false idea or belief

• a clever and often dishonest plan to do something

• to say that some honest, true, or good

• to cause to feel shock or horror

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Kimberly did it for me while I was in the bathroom trying to clean up my suit, which was hemorrhaging shoe polish all over the school.

What does hemorrhaging mean?

• to cause to feel shock or horror

• to blend or mix together

• to lose (people, money, etc.) in a very fast uncontrolled way

• harsh critisism

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Synonyms for meld

• merge

  fuse

  combine

  mingle

  bond

• aggravation

  disapproval

  hassle

• conspiracy

  ploy

  ruse

  intrigue

• motivated

  prepared

  geared up

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

"This is your best idea yet," adds Bear. He hefts his fire extinguisher and hands it to Chase. "It's all yours, maestro!"

What does maestro mean?

• someone who behaves in a dangerous or violent way

• a long period of hard work or effort

• a clever and often dishonest plan

• someone who is a brilliant or highly respected practitioner of any art

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

alliance, collusion, league, partnership

All synonyms for which word?

• renowned

• cahoots

• battering ram

• vouch

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

...the steep slog to the peak is another ballgame. The grade is sharp and the higher I go,...

What does slog mean?

• a long period of hard work or effort

• to lose (people, money, etc) in a very fast and uncontrolled way

• harsh criticism

• to say that someone is honest, true or good

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

famous, well-known, celebrated, popular

These are all synonyms for...

• cahoots

• flak

• maestro

• renowned

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Bear and I block the doorway and brace ourselves to deck him again. Just before impact, he lifts the vacuum cleaner like a ____________and slams into us.

What word best fits in the blank?

• flak

• battering ram

• sociopath

• meld

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4