Domain-Specific Vocabulary

1. patron

• to force people to leave their home country and go to some other country

• a person that supports a cause or business; sponsor

• 1. related to pride in or admiration for one's country

• brother

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

fraternize

• brother

• to socialize with an opponent in a friendly or brotherly way

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

matriarch

• a woman in charge of a family or other group

• marriage

• brother

• 1. friendly interaction among a number of groups

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

maternal

• relating to motherhood

• relating to friendship and brotherhood

• marriage

• father

What does "mediocre" mean?

• Outstanding

• Terrible

• Average, not very good

• Excellent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

"Rancid" most closely means:

• Fresh

• Spoiled or unpleasant

• Delicious

• Fragrant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the word "stern" mean?

• Very soft and gentle

• The front part of a boat

• Serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline

• A type of bird

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Which word means "lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements"?

• Bleak

• Exuberant

• Charismatic

• Guileless

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is an "exaggeration"?

• Telling the truth

• Making something seem smaller than it is

• Making something seem bigger or more important than it is

• Forgetting details about something

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

1. patriotic

• 1. mother

• brother

• 1. related to pride in or admiration for one's country

• to be a customer or supporter of a business or organization