CKLA Vocabulary

When the hurricane hit, the rain was incessant. What does incessant mean?

• continued without stopping

• heavy, blowing, and falling hard

• cold and wet

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

The rain soaked everything seeming to penetrate the ground several feet deep. What does penetrate mean?

• puddle

• wet

• go through or into something

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The Maya city-states traded and fought with each other. What does traded mean in this sentence?

• joined together

• exchanged goods and services

• worked

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The Maya hunted game in the forest. What is the meaning of game as it is used in this sentence.

• searched for fun activities

• searched for plants to gather to eat

• searched for animals to eat and use as a resource

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

idleness

• the ability to last a long time

• laziness

• extremely

• black

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

sneakiness

• entreat

• cunning

• gallant

• condoling

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

to run off secretly to get married

• elope

• tear a cat in

• condoling

• stage directions

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

roused

• became alert

• good qualities

• complicated

• lazy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

contrary

• a person trying to spread a particular religion

• forcing

• difficult; stubborn

• giving off or reflecting light

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

annoyance; distress

• vexation

• bosom

• bellows-mender

• course

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A