Word War 1

aplomb

• great coolness and composure under strain
• the act of restoring something to its original state
• serious and gloomy in character
• a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

adversary

• the act of creating something by compounding or mixing
• uneasiness about the fitness of an action
• Someone who offers opposition
• one who lives in solitude

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

attentive

• capable of being shaped or bent
• taking heed
• technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
• the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

aptitude

• to walk with a lofty proud gait
• the act of creating something by compounding or mixing
• the act of restoring something to its original state
• inherent ability

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

banish

• expel, as if by official decree
• conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
• summon up, call forth, or bring together
• make lighter or brighter

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

apprehensive

• allowing light to pass through diffusely
• a small, natural mound
• great coolness and composure under strain
• in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

barricade

• a hostile challenge
• a barrier to impede the advance of an enemy
• uneasiness about the fitness of an action
• summon up, call forth, or bring together

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

brackish

• Slightly salty
• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
• showing inventiveness and skill
• a tortuous and twisted shape or position

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

circumference

• conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
• move or cause to move in a winding or curving course
• the length of the closed curve of a circle
• the act of creating something by compounding or mixing

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.4

concoction

• the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place
• immaculately clean and unused
• the act of creating something by compounding or mixing
• uneasiness about the fitness of an action

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E