Clown College Vocab

Sharpness or harshness of manner

or

Roughness of surface; unevenness

• asperity

• bane

• hierarchy

• imbue

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A person or thing that destroys or causes harm

or

Causing destruction or ruin

• buffon

• bane

• instigate

• My brother

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A person who often makes attempts to be funny; a clown; a fool.

• garish

• bane

• doleful

• buffon

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Mournful or full of sorrow; causing grief

• asperity

• doleful

• imbue

• extrovert

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

A person whose attention is focused on others and on what is going on around her or him, rather than her or his own feeling

• buffon

• extrovert

• introvert

• hierarchy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Excessively bright and flashy; tastelessly glaring

• instigate

• garish

• imbue

• doleful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

A group or system in which positions of power are ranked, usually from lowest to highest.

• buffon

• imbue

• King

• hierarchy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

To fill completely with a feeling or idea; to inspire

• garish

• instigate

• imbue

• buffon

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

To stir up or urge on; to provoke

• instigate

• doleful

• imbue

• hierarchy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

A strong attraction or leaning

• rambunctious

• buffon

• penchant

• repertoire

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E