Dark Water Rising Vocab

Cadaver

• Lifeless body
• Deceased person
• Expired individual
• Dead body

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Esplanade

• A traditional dance performed in a specific culture.
• A level, open stretch of paved or grassy ground

• A small, enclosed area in a park.
• A type of fish found in the ocean.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Ruckus

• A noisy disturbance or commotion
• A peaceful gathering
• A quiet retreat
• A state or situation in which many people are angry or upset

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Wrathy

• Having sufficient worth or importance

• bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaint

• Filled with strong vengeful anger or indignation

• a state of tranquility

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Slate

• A mass of small rounded pebbles

• A large, flat surface that can be written upon

• A stiff, sticky, and fine-grained earth that can be molded when wet

• A piece of construction material, such as laminated rock, prepared as a shingle for roofing and siding

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Concessionaire

• someone who buys something

• one to whom a thing is sold

• the operator of a refreshment stand

• a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Hawked

• Thrown with force
• Offers something for sale by calling out in the street

• Given as a gift
• Stored in a safe place

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Barometer

• A device for measuring temperature

• A device for measuring atmospheric pressure

• A device for measuring wind speed

• A device for measuring humidity

balustrade

• A type of fruit
• A row of small columns topped by a rail
• A musical instrument
• A type of dance

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

lintel

• A vertical beam next to an opening

• A horizontal beam over an opening

• A type of window

• A type of flooring

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4