Peak Vocabulary

What does it mean to be audacious?

• To listen to audio nonstop

• To be fearless and daring; bold; risk-taking

• To be scared; weak; cowardly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does it mean to listen to someone incredulously?

• You are listening in total belief and acceptance

• You are listening in absolute awe and wonder

• You are amazed by the incredible things they are saying

• You are listening with doubt or disbelief

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does it mean to be unwavering?

• To be firm and determined

• To be untouched by the waves in the ocean, even if they are rogue

• To be unsure and uncertain

• To be frightened

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does it mean to do something begrudgingly?

• To give or do reluctantly

• To do something eagerly

• To do something with one's full effort

• To do something for someone who holds a grudge against you

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of stupor?

• Stupidity; a foolish decision

• A daze; a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

• A feeling of guilt

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does dapper mean?

• The final part of a play, movie or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are resolved.

• A brand of notebooks and other office supplies

• Typically a man. Neat and trim in dress appearance.

• Completely confused or disordered

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does wherewithal mean?

• The branch of medicine that deals with the skeletal system (bones)

• To do or say something even though you don’t want to

• The money or other means needed for a particular purpose

• the process or result of becoming accustomed to a new climate or to new conditions.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does Claustrophobic mean?

• Irrational fear of confined spaces

• Estimated Time of Arrival

• Allowing light to pass through so objects behind can be distinctly seen

• A mask

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does Transparent mean?

• Irrational fear of confined spaces

• Estimated Time of Arrival

• Allowing light to pass through so objects behind can be distinctly seen

• A mask

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does Envious mean?

• Wanting something another person has

• Protected by a particular disease or illness

• Unwillingness to do something

• The presentation of something as being less important than it actually is

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4