Advanced: Vocabulary Lesson 2

Arrogant

• Overly Proud

• Quietly Humble

• Very Modest

• Somewhat Lonely

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Boycott

• Accepting Unfair Practices

• Refusing to participate

• Causing shame

• Series of actions

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

Campaign

• Control of someone's care

• To reach out

• A series of actions to accomplish a goal

• To join others by refusing to participate in something

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

ceremony

• A formal event or ritual performed on special occasions.
• A casual gathering of friends.
• A type of food served at parties.
• An informal meeting to discuss plans.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

custody

• the act of losing something valuable.

• a type of legal document used in court cases.

• to release someone from prison.

• the protective care or responsibility of someone or something.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

degrade

• To enhance in quality or value.
• To maintain the same level of dignity.
• To bring shame or disgrace.

• To increase in importance or status.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

detain

• To provide someone with assistance.
• To ignore someone's request.
• To release someone from custody.
• To keep, stop or hold someone back.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

extend

• To shorten in length or duration.
• To limit the scope of something.
• To remove or eliminate completely.
• To increase in length, offer or stretch

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

integrate

• To separate components into distinct parts.
• To analyze and evaluate individual elements.
• To ignore and overlook various aspects.
• To combine or unite parts into a whole.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

segregate

• to ignore or overlook
• to combine different elements
• to separate or set apart from others
• to enhance or improve something

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4