Unit #6 Vocabulary

Definition:

bending easily, adaptable

• stately

• supple

• solace

• officious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Definition:

meddling; interfering in something

• comprise

• musty

• supple

• officious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Definition:

to yield to or to assume an office

• accede

• extirpate

• brandish

• rampant

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition:

to wave or flourish in a menacing way

• destitute

• extirpate

• supple

• brandish

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which of the following would you be most likely to brandish?

• a pencil when you're writing an essay

• an umbrella if you are being attacked by a mugger

• a piece of paper when you put it in the copy machine

• a pickle when you're snacking and watching your favorite TV show

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following settings is most likely to be described as musty?

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Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following illustrates a pinnacle?

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Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Definition:

growing without check; running wild

• rampant

• destitute

• ironic

• ominous

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition:

to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

• brandish

• premeditate

• extirpate

• suppress

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which of the following would you most likely suppress?

• cheering at a football game

• excitement at a birthday party

• coughing in the comfort of your own home

• laughter during a moment of silence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4