Vocabulary Meaning

What does "debated" mean?

• To agree on something

• To discuss the different sides of a subject or issue

• To ignore a topic

• To write about a subject

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is the meaning of "principal"?

• Least important

• A type of school

• Greatest or first in importance, the main person or idea

• A minor detail

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What does "aspiring" mean?

• To give up on a goal

• To want strongly or have as a goal

• To forget about something

• To dislike something

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is "speculation"?

• Knowing something for sure

• Wondering or taking a guess about something

• Ignoring a possibility

• Confirming a fact

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

What does "moderation" mean?

• Having too much of something

• Not too much or too little of something, not going to an extreme

• Avoiding something completely

• Being excessive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "restrict" mean?

• To allow everything

• To keep within limits

• To expand boundaries

• To remove all barriers

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does "preceded" mean?

• To follow after

• To come before in time

• To happen simultaneously

• To occur later

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the meaning of "foundation"?

• The top layer of something

• The basis/base of something such as action, substance, structure or opinion

• A temporary structure

• An unimportant detail

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does "promote" mean?

• To discourage

• To hide information

• To encourage; to help move forward

• To stop progress

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

What does "amended" mean?

• Left unchanged

• Corrected or changed

• Made worse

• Ignored

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C