Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level A Unit 5 Set B

(adj.) with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time.

• blunt
• dull
• obtuse
• acute

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

(v.) to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness.

• tangle
• bungle
• juggle
• fumble

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

(n.) the length of time that something continues or lasts.

• interval
• period
• duration
• span

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

(n.) one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem.

• facet
• fossil
• faction
• facetious

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

(n,) a brawl, a noisy quarrel.

(v.) to wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate.

• tatter
• fray
• friction
• scuffle

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

(n.) one living permanently in a given place.

• Tourist
• Inhabitant

• Nomad
• Visitor

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

(adj.) having lost the power of feeling or movement.

(v.) to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling.

• numb
• aware
• alert
• sensitive

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

(n.) something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a step-like recession in a wall.

• advantage
• success
• setback

• support

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

(adj.) overly self-satisfied, self-righteous.

• modest
• arrogant
• humble
• smug

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

(v.) to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while.

• depart
• rush
• hurry
• tarry

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C