Grade 10 Vocabulary Match 1-8-24

1. Serendipity - the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way

• Destiny

• Fortuity

• Serendipity

• Coincidence

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

2. Ephemeral - lasting for a very short time

• lasting for a very short time

• Temporary

• Enduring

• Lasting for a long time

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

3. Mellifluous - sweet or musical; pleasant to hear

• sweet or musical; pleasant to hear

• fragrant or aromatic; pleasant to smell

• colorful or vibrant; pleasant to see

• bitter or harsh; unpleasant to hear

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

4. Petrichor - a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather

• Petrichor is a type of flower

• Petrichor is a type of dessert

• Petrichor is a type of dance

• Petrichor is the pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

5. Limerence - the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily

• Attraction

• Fascination

• Limerence

• Repulsion

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

6. Sonder - the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own

• Sonder is the feeling of loneliness and isolation

• Sonder is the belief that no one else exists outside of your own mind

• Sonder is the realization that everyone's life is exactly the same

• Sonder is the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

7. Vellichor - the strange wistfulness of used bookstores, which are somehow infused with the passage of time

• Timelessness

• Bookishness

• Vellichor

• Nostalgia

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

8. Numinous - describing an experience that makes you fearful yet fascinated, awed yet attracted

• Joyful

• Enigmatic

• Numinous

• Terrifying

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

9. Apricity - the warmth of the sun in winter

• the warmth of the sun in winter

• the sound of the wind in spring

• the brightness of the moon in winter

• the coolness of the sun in summer

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

10. Eunoia - beautiful thinking; a well mind

• Eunoia means beautiful thinking or a well mind.

• Eunoia signifies chaotic thinking or a troubled mind.

• Eunoia refers to ugly thoughts or a confused mind.

• Eunoia means beautiful feeling or a sick mind.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E