TKAM Vocab List 2 (AG)

What does "incomprehensible" mean?

• not able to be understood; not intelligible

• lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness

• unusually or disproportionately large; excessive

• obtain, especially with care or effort

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What does "edification" mean?

• the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually

• departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome

• a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation

• the quality of being hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does "quibble" mean?

• obtain, especially with care or effort

• find (something) out for certain; make sure of

• to object or criticize about a trivial matter

• unusually or disproportionately large; excessive

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What does "ascertain" mean?

• lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness

• find (something) out for certain; make sure of

• to object or criticize about a trivial matter

• not able to be understood; not intelligible

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What does "aberration" mean?

• a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome

• the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually

• a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation

• the quality of being hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does "feeble" mean?

• lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness

• unusually or disproportionately large; excessive

• not able to be understood; not intelligible

• the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What does "procure" mean?

• find (something) out for certain; make sure of it

• obtain, especially with care or effort

• to object or criticize about a trivial matter

• not able to be understood; not intelligible

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What does "libel" mean?

• a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome

• the quality of being hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character

• a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation

• the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does "sternness" mean?

• the quality of being hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character

• a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation

• a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome

• the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "inordinate" mean?

• lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness

• unusually or disproportionately large; excessive

• not able to be understood; not intelligible

• the quality of being hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A