Vocab Quiz

Denounce

• To put a stop to 

  
  

• famous, respected, or important

  
  

• to criticize someone or something strongly and publicly 

  
  

•  used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon

  
  

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Eminent

• to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent 

  
  

•  famous, respected, or important

  
  

•  to express sadness and feeling sorry about something 

  
  

•  used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon

  
  

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Impending

•  used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon

• to stop something from happening or someone from doing something 

  
  

•  to end something by force 

  
  

•  to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent 

  
  

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Incite

• famous, respected, or important

• to express sadness and feeling sorry about something 

  
  

•  to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent 

  
  

•  used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon

  
  

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Lament

• To fix something than what it was before 

  
  

• an amount of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who does not work anymore because they are too old or have become sick

  
  

•  to express sadness and feeling sorry about something 

  
  

• deserved and severe punishment

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Pension

•  to stop something from happening or someone from doing something 

  
  

• deserved and severe punishment

• to end something by force 

  
  

• an amount of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who does not work anymore because they are too old or have become sick

  
  

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Readjust

•  to stop something from happening or someone from doing something 

  
  

•  to express sadness and feeling sorry about something 

  
  

• to change in order to fit a different situation, or to repair something slightly

  
  

•  deserved and severe punishment

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Retribution

• to end something by force

• deserved and severe punishment 

  
  

• to stop something from happening or someone from doing something 

  
  

• to change in order to fit a different situation, or to repair something slightly

  
  

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

suppress

• to end something by force

•  To control a feeling, thing, action, etc.

  
  

•  deserved and severe punishment 

  
  

• to stop something from happening or someone from doing something 

  
  

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

thwart

•  to express sadness and feeling sorry about something 

  
  

• Halting something or cause a change

  
  

• to stop something from happening or someone from doing something 

  
  

• to end something by force 

  
  

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4