Sadlier Vocabulary - Unit 11 (O)

(v.) to close off or keep people or supplies from going in or out.

(n.) the closing off of an enemy nation, city, port, or area, usually by the military; something that closes off or keeps out.

• blockade
• quarantine
• siege
• embargo

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

(v.) to sing; to recite in a tone that may not vary at all.

(n.) a song in such a tone; words or phrases repeated in rhythm.

• chant
• hymn
• melody
• verse

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

(v.) to give up all hope, lose heart.

(n.) total loss of hope; a cause of loss of hope.

• despair
• confidence
• optimism
• hope

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

(v.) to lift up; to raise in position or rank; to raise the moral level of.

• decrease
• lower
• demote
• elevate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

(adj.) beyond the usual or expected; highly unusual.

• extraordinary
• ordinary
• commonplace
• typical

(adj.) brave, noble, or larger than life; involved extreme effort.

• insignificant
• cowardly
• heroic
• ordinary

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

(n.) a long, metal-tipped weapon used by knights or soldiers on horseback; any sharp, pointed instrument that resembles such a weapon.

(v.) to pierce with or as if with a lance; to open a wound.

• lance
• spear
• sword
• dagger

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

(n.) a person on an assignment, often a religious nature; someone sent by a church to a foreign land to reach religion and do charity work.

(adj.) related to or involved with such an assignment.

• philanthropist
• evangelist
• missionary
• diplomat

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

(adj.) having no meaning or effect.

• significant
• pointless

• valuable
• important

(v.) to throw back, as heat, light, or sound; to give back an image of, as a mirror; to make apparent; to show or demonstrate; to think deeply about.

• reflect
• ignore
• scatter
• absorb

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C