A Starry Home Vocabulary

Justify

• To make something stronger

• To prove or show something is right

• To argue against something

• To guess without evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Alternative

• A backup option

• The only possibility

• A guaranteed result

• A random choice

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Certainty

• A state of being unsure

• A feeling of doubt

• Confidence that something is true

• A sudden surprise

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Discredit

• To ruin someone's reputation

• To praise someone publicly

• To give credit or recognition

• To forget about something

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Assumption

• A guess made without proof

• A fact that is proven

• A challenge to authority

• An official announcement

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Mission

• A task or goal to complete

• A mistake or error

• A random journey

• A place to explore

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Exploration

• A plan to build something

• The act of searching or discovering

• A way to solve a problem

• A trip to a familiar place

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Curious

• Wanting to know more

• Feeling bored or uninterested

• Being afraid of something new

• Knowing everything already

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Submerged

• Completely underwater

• Covered in sand

• Lost in the mountains

• High above the ground

Forlorn

• Happy and cheerful

• Lonely and sad

• Confident and brave

• Excited and hopeful