"The Sniper" Vocabulary

The period of the evening between daylight and darkness

• Ascetic

• Recoil

• Twilight

• Agony

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony

• Ruse

• Ascetic

• Fanatic

• Parapet

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and spiritual discipline

• Remorse

• Silhouette

• Ascetic

• Fanatic

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause

• Reel

• Fanatic

• Agony

• Twilight

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust

• Recoil

• Parapet

• Ruse

• Silhouette

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

An action intended to deceive someone, often a trick

• Ascetic

• Fanatic

• Ruse

• Remorse

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Extreme physical or mental suffering

• Twilight

• Ascetic

• Agony

• Recoil

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light

• Parapet

• Reel

• Silhouette

• Fanatic

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To lose one's balance and stagger or lurch violently

• Twilight

• Ruse

• Parapet

• Reel

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed

• Agony

• Silhouette

• Remorse

• Reel

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4