Vocabulary "Charles" by Shirley Jackson

fall, slide; someone behaves "badly" for a bit of time

• matron
• warily
• remark
• lapse

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

to give up; to turn away from

• insolent
• renounce
• corduroy
• cautious

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives

• prim
• haggard
• swagger
• cynical

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

(v.) to perform or carry out such a planned movement

• maneuver
• corduroy
• swagger
• insolent

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

boldly rude or disrespectful

• incredulous
• swagger
• insolent
• renounce

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

True or False? I may give an INCREDULOUS look at someone if they told me that they won the lottery.

• true
• false

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

True or False? If I ran across a slippery floor, this shows that I was WARY about slipping and hurting myself.

• true
• false

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

True or False? The tightrope artist has to WARILY walk across to be safe.

• true
• false

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CCSS.RL.5.7

True or False? These people are looking quite PRIM since they are wearing neat and proper clothing.

• true
• false

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

True or False? If I stayed up late doing work and I did not get enough sleep, I may feel HAGGARD.

• true
• false

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4