"The Fort" Chapters 1-3 Vocabulary

What does the word "indicates" mean?

• To express a high level of pain

• To show, point out, or make known

• To repair or make corrections

• To hold or wave something, especially a weapon, in an aggressive or excited manner

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the term "recess" refer to?

• A grotesque or distorted figure

• A period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended

• A state of extreme physical or mental pain

• A sophisticated and luxurious way of living

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the best definition for "agony."

• To express grief or sorrow

• To make a formal alteration to a document or statement

• A state of extreme physical or mental pain

• To show or indicate something

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "brandish" mean?

• To express something in a matter-of-fact or emotionless manner

• To hold or wave something, especially a weapon, in an aggressive or excited manner

• To be in a state of extreme physical or mental pain

• To show, point out, or make known

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

If a sound "reverberates," what does it do?

• It is expressed in a matter-of-fact or emotionless manner

• It is distorted or unnatural in shape or size

• It echoes repeatedly

• It is sophisticated and luxurious

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the meaning of "grotesque"?

• Comically or repulsively ugly or distorted

• A period of time when work is suspended

• To express grief or sorrow

• To show, point out, or make known

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "posh" mean?

• To express something in a matter-of-fact or emotionless manner

• To hold or wave something in an aggressive manner

• Elegant or stylishly luxurious

• To make a formal alteration to a document or statement

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the best definition for "eccentric."

• Unconventional and slightly strange

• To express grief or sorrow

• To show, point out, or make known

• To hold or wave something in an aggressive manner

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "deadpan" mean?

• To express something in a matter-of-fact or emotionless manner

• To make a formal alteration to a document or statement

• To express grief or sorrow

• To show, point out, or make known

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the meaning of "mournfully"?

• To show, point out, or make known

• To express grief or sorrow

• To make a formal alteration to a document or statement

• To hold or wave something in an aggressive manner

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4