Lasting a very short time; short lived; transitory

• Hinder

• Ephemeral

• Remiss

• Brevity

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn as from great hunger- weariness, or torture; emaciated

• Bereft

• Gaunt

• Didactic

• Conciliatory

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Dutiful respect or regard for parents, homeland, etc.

• Piety

• Reverent

• Ostentatious

• Exalt

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way

• Ostentatious

• Affluent

• Beguiling

• Inexorable

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Agreement or consent by silence or without objection; compliance

• Didactic

• Thwart

• Reticent

• Acquiescence

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Character or conduct that emphasizes practicality

• Sardonic

• Pragmatism

• Conciliatory

• Inexorable

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

• Mercurial

• Indignant

• Lament

• Reverent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion- intense devotion, eagerness, or zeal- burning heat

• Ardor

• Lament

• Despondent

• Reverent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To cause delay, interruption, hamper, impede; to prevent from doing, acting or happening

• Brevity

• Indignant

• Hinder

• Pragmatism

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Not meant to be taken seriously or literally

• Pedantry/Pedantic

• Austere

• Chastise

• Facetious

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4