Wordly Wise level 10 lesson 3

to curtail

• to ignore or overlook
• to cut short; to reduce

• to expand; to grow

• to enhance or improve

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

to discriminate

• To ignore differences between things.
• To combine similar items into one.
• To evaluate the quality of an object.
• To recognize differences between things.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

to have discriminating tastes

• Not caring about the choices

• To have no preferences at all

• To strongly dislike everything

• To only want the best

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

espionage

• Surveillance
• Stealing

• Intelligence

• Spying

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

inalienable

• Can't be taken

• Can't be proven

• Given away

• Can't hear something

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

to incarcerate

• to release or to free

• to transport or move
• to educate or train
• to imprison or confine

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

indignity

• an insult

• an honor

• a feeling of joy

• complete indifference

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

indiscriminate

• Rude; offensive

• Specific; intentional

• Random; haphazard

• Precise; selective

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

infamous

• Famously evil; notorious

• Celebrated for a positive contribution

• Unknown and unremarkable

• Famously good

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

to intercede

• to question someone

• to help someone

• to ignore someone

• to suspect someone

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4