A Rose for Emily Vocabulary

(noun) a small dome, especially a small dome on a drum on top of a larger dome, adorning a roof or ceiling

• Cupola

• Tableau

• Alderman

• August

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

(adjective) describing flirtatious behavior

• Perpetuity

• Profound

• Coquettish

• Depreciate

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Acting like a deputy, a law officer.

• Sluggish

• Coquette

• Obliterate

• Deputation

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CCSS.L.9-10.3

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

foolish boldness

• cabal

• tableau

• temerity

• imperviousness

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

a group united in a secret plot

• cabal

• sequence

• foreshadow

• flashbacks

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

vanquish

• cabal

• to defeat

• sequence

• temerity

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Shockingly ugly or repellent; inspiring horror.

• macabre

• inextricable

• acrid

• doddering

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Strong, bitter, and sharp, as a taste or smell.

• inextricable

• macabre

• grimace

• acrid

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Sibilant means

• a chemical compound used to get rid of smells
• inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic
• members of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council
• hissing

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Becky could hear the sibilant whispers of her coworkers as they gossiped about her relationship with the boss.

What best describes the definition of the word "sibilant?"

• a chemical compound used to get rid of smells

• inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic

• members of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council

• hissing

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4