Vocabulary for Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

An space or area of existence

• dimension

• height

• borders

• amplitude

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Clear; easy to understand

• complicated
• clear
• intelligible

• confusing

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Overwhelmed by confusion, anxiety, or excitement 

• flustered

• moved

• bashful

• agog

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

The sound of low, indistinct voices

• murmur

• muttering
• mumbling
• whispering

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

An approval or agreement

• assent

• disapproval
• refusal
• disagreement

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Resistant; uncooperative

• obstinate
• defiant

• cooperative
• compliant

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

Pulled or stretched tightly

• slack
• relaxed
• taut
• loose

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

A transformation of a person, animal, or object into a new stage and appearance

• transformation
• metamorphosis
• mutation
• evolution

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

Clear or direct; sharp

• clear
• dull
• incisive

• obscure

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

To suggest proof of someone’s guilt or responsibility for wrongdoing

• to incriminate
• to vindicate
• to absolve
• to exonerate

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4