Vocab #8

behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress 

• affectation

• cessation

• delineate

• impious

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

She was very ___________ about a topic that she knew nothing about.

• languid

• impious

• garrulous

• caveat

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

to remove the moisture from something

• delineate

• desiccate

• defile

• redolent

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

He had a good argument, however there were a ton of _________.

• cessations

• sapients

• affectations

• caveats

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

a magical or medicinal potion; particular type of medicinal solution

• elixir

• fissure

• redolent

• defile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The flowers had a very _____________ smell to them.

• sapient

• redolent

• affectation

• impious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort

• fissure

• epitome

• languid

• scintillate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The present eruption _________ is located between these two volcanic centers with a direction parallel to the regional tectonic lineament.

• fissure

• scintillate

• delineate

• cessation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

If the sun shines brightly, the dismal beach seems to quiver and _________ in a most beautiful manner, reflecting the light like so many diamonds

• elixir

• scintillate

• epitome

• desiccate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

sully, mar, or spoil; desecrate or profane (something sacred)

• dessicate

• defile

• delineate

• impious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4