Academic Vocabulary

1. immutable....

• Not susceptible to change

• in motion

• becoming a monster

• temporarily unable to hear

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

sacred....

• devoted or dedicated to something holy

• red

• an object for display

• someone who authentic in appearance

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

misanthrope...

• one who misses the mark

• missing the end of a rescue rope

• one who hates or distrusts mankind

• missing the meaning of a phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

oxymoron...

• a person who does not understand

• a figure of speech using contradictory terms

• a comparison between two things

• a way of saying something more politely

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

thesis...

• the conflict of a story

• a comparison between two items

• the dictionary definition of a word

• a subject for an essay

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

antebellum...

• going against a bell

• working towards a bell

• the period after a war

• the period before a war

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

introspection...

• contemplation of your own thoughts and conduct within yourself

• home inspection

• introducing one to spectacles

• the belief that appearance is important

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

labyrinth...

• a stadium

• a laboratory

• a maze

• a medical team

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

ethnography...

• science of mathematical graphing

• science of ethnicities and cultures

• science of mapping locations

• science of measuring earthquakes

philanthropist...

• one who goes against another

• one who lives in Philadephia

• one who helps others due to love of mankind

• one who takes care of only himself

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B