Vocabulary Volume 3

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• involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult

• anecdote

• a short, amusing or interesting storyabout a real incident or person

• cacophony

• a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

• arduous

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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• expose the falseness or exaggerated claims of an idea

• debunk

• detour away from the main subject in speech or writing

• emulate

• imitate; match or surpass a person or achievement

• digress

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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• sociable; fond of company

• impervious

• not allowing fluid to pass through; unable to be affected by

• flourish

• grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way

• gregarious

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

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• place close together for contrasting effect

• lucid

• expressed clearly; easy to understand

• juxtapose

• showing great attention to detail; thorough

• meticulous

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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• no longer produced or used; out of date

• obsolete

• carried out with minimal effort or reflection; superficial

• perfunctory

• just coming into existence and beginning to display future potential

• nascent

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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• put an end to disorder, typically by use of force

• quell

• overly nice or flattering; teacher's pet; suck up

• resilient

• able to withstand or recover from difficult conditions

• sycophant

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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• present; found everywhere

• ubiquitous

• wordy; using more words than necessary

• verbose

• lasting only for a short period of time

• transient

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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• extremely complex and difficult to follow

• convoluted

• make (suffering or problems) less severe

• belittle

• dismiss someone or something as unimportant

• alleviate

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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• using gentle or vague language to represent a more harsh or blunt term

• euphemism

• sociable; fond of company

• gregarious

• criticize; represent as being of little worth

• disparage

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

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• unchanging over time; unable to be changed

• languid

• slow and relaxed

• malleable

• easily influenced; pliable

• immutable