Building an Enriched Vocabulary

disinclined to speak out; reserved or restrained

• reticent

• retroactive

• salient

• sanguine

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

retribution

• just payment for something else, especially a punishment

• a basic principle, element, or skill

• malicious damage, destruction, or hindrance of something

• an outward projection in a military position; anything that protrudes beyond its surroundings

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

retroactive

• applying or referring to a period prior to enactment

• wickedly disrespectful of of sacred or revered things

• prominent or conspicuous

• cheerfully confident or optimistic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

to echo over and over again; to resound

• reverberate

• revere

• ruminate

• sabotage

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

revere

• to hold in great awe, esteem, or respect

• to echo over and over again; to resound

• to ponder at length; to turn over in one's mind

• to hamper, injure, or destroy maliciously or stealthily

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

ritual

• a prescribed from or order for some kind of ceremony; something that is regularly and faithfully practiced

• a basic principle, element, or skill

• an action or device designed to confuse or mislead

• a natural or artificial body revolving around a celestial body of larger size

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

rudiment

• a basic principle, element, or skill

• a prescribed form or order for some kind of ceremony; something that is regularly and faithfully practiced

• an action or device designed to confuse or mislead

• a country that is under the domination or influence of a larger or more powerful country

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

to chew cud - cows and to ponder at length; to turn over in one's mind

• ruminate

• reverberate

• revere

• sabotage

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

ruse

• an action or device designed to confuse or mislead

• malicious damage, destruction, or hindrance of something

• a natural or artificial body revolving around a celestial body of larger size

• a basic principle, element, or skill

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

sabotage - verb and noun

• v - to hamper, injure, or destroy maliciously or stealthily

• n- malicious damage, destruciton, or hindrance of something

• v - to hold in great awe, esteem, or respect

• n - an action or device designed to confuse or mislead

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4