12th Grade Vocabulary

ornate

• logical

• fancy

• balance

• mysterious, puzzling

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

conviction

• Amazement

• a steep cliff

• calm

• belief

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

malicious

• a steep cliff

• having a desire to cause harm

• amazing

• dried up and decaying

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

assertion

• claim

• calm

• unimportant

• sad

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

oxymoron

• calm

• The occurrence of the same letter or sound in a sentence

• figure of speech that combines contradictory words

• To call up

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

writhing

• change

• image

• Twist and squirm

• a group

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

Evoke

• logical

• bad intent

• balance

• To call up; to start

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

surmise

• feelings, emotions

• to suppose

• fancy

• not important

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Tyranny

• walk lightly

• cruel, oppressive

• swerve

• tired, worn out

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

parched

• reassure

• thirsty

• self punishment

• intense

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D