vocab

What does the term compulsory mean?

• Required by regulations or laws; obligatory, such as wearing appropriate attire to a job interview.

• A term referring to food, particularly dried hay or feed, for cattle and other livestock. This is not related to the concept of compulsory education.

• To elicit or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone as a result of one's own actions or questions.

• 1. To engage in deep thought or contemplation, often silently on a particular subject.

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does elicit mean?

• Evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.

• A figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression.

• Required by regulations or laws; obligatory.

• Noun: food, especially dried hay or feed, for cattle and other livestock. Verb: give fodder to (cattle or other livestock).

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does trope mean?

• A figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression, such as 'spilling the beans' does not imply the literal dropping of beans.

• Obtain (something), especially with care or effort, akin to opening a jar on the fifth attempt.

• A source of inspiration, comparable to the effect of coffee on a Monday morning.

• Evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone as a reaction to one's own actions or questions, similar to inquiring your pet about their gaze.

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does procure mean?

• Obtain (something), especially with care or effort.

• A source of inspiration.

• Noun: food, especially dried hay or feed, for cattle and other livestock. Verb: give fodder to (cattle or other livestock).

• Evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the definition of Fodder?

• Noun: food, particularly dried hay or feed, for cattle and other livestock. Verb: to provide fodder to (cattle or other livestock).

• Mandatory, as prescribed by regulations or laws. Analogous to the necessity of wearing appropriate attire to a job interview.

• A figurative or metaphorical application of a word or expression. Comparable to the phrase 'it's raining cats and dogs'.

• To acquire (something) through care or effort. Similar to the effort required to open a jar after multiple attempts.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does 'muse' mean?

• A source of inspiration (akin to an individual who motivates you to undertake actions, such as ordering food late at night)

• Evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone as a result of one's own actions or inquiries.

• Required by regulations or laws; obligatory (comparable to adhering to dress codes during remote meetings)

• A figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression. (similar to using idioms without causing physical mess)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4