Tale of Despereaux Vocab Check Ch 1-15

shard

• anger for being treated unfairly

• a broken, sharp piece of glass or metal

• very noticeable; stands out

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

disappointment

• sadness or displeasure about something not going your way

• showing love

• long period of time

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

adoringly

• rude or inappropriate behavior

• untrustworthy

• showing love

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

tribunal

• a court to decide innocence or guilt

• painful or horrific experience

• punishment by death

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

renounce

• to be in a difficult situation

• formally proclaim your dislike for something you used to like

• long period of time

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

perfidy

• sharp and to a point

• something said in a soft way or whisper

• untrustworthy

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

egregious

• outstanding in a bad way; shocking in a bad way

• intensity or extreme passion for something

• polite

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

swoon

• long period of time

• to faint because of strong emotion

• painful or horrific experience

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

abyss

• bottomless pit

• showing love

• polite or refined like royalty

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

eons

• punishment by death

• long period of time

• untrustworthy

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4