Mother Jones Vocabulary

What does prominent mean?

• Unimportant, obscure, unknown
• Insignificant, irrelevant, minor
• Average, mediocre, ordinary
• Well-known, important, or famous.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

What does crusader mean?

• A diplomat
• A soldier
• A person who fights for political, social, or religious change

• A warrior in medieval times

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What does groundbreaking mean?

• Common
• very new and big change

• Traditional that it does not change

• Conventional

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does ensured mean?

• To make unsure
• To guarantee
• To doubt
• To make certain

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

What does treacherous mean?

• not trusted or dangerous

• friendly and trustworthy
• honest and reliable
• loyal and dependable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does mutilated mean?

• Perfectly intact
• Partially damaged
• Surgically repaired
• Severely damaged or disfigured

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does publicity mean?

• Gaining public attention

• Personal training sessions
• Public transportation system
• Private investigation services

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does prosperity mean?

• State of chaos, disorder, and instability
• State of mediocrity, stagnation, and unsuccessful social status
• State of good fortune, and successful social status

• State of decline, failure, and misfortune

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C