Vocabulary Review #11

Spurious

• false
• invalid
• incorrect
• true

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

extol

• To hide or conceal
• To praise highly or glorify
• To ignore or disregard
• To criticize harshly or condemn

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

jubilant

• extremely joyful or happy
• very sad

• a little angry

• totally confused

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

raucous

• Soft and gentle
• Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise
• Bright and colorful
• Quiet and peaceful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

raze

• to peel an orange

• to build up; create; make multiple levels in buildings; to add on

• 1. to tear down; demolish; level to the ground:to raze a row of old buildings.

  2. to shave or scrape off.

• to lift up with a crane; to lift up a body from a grave

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

abide

• to refuse or reject
• to change or modify
• to ignore or overlook
• to accept or act in accordance with

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

waif

• a person, especially an adult, who has a home and a job

• 1. a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends;

  2. something found, especially a stray animal, whose owner is not known; a frail person

• a stray dog whose owner is found within two days

• a very strong person, especially a child with many friends

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

ghastly

• a story that has a romantic ending

• shockingly wonderful and predictable

• a fun house

• shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible:

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

lucrative

• producing a moderate amount of profit
• not profitable
• producing a great deal of profit
• generating a small amount of profit

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

idle

• engaged
• active
• being busy

• doing nothing

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A