SATVOCAB IV

argumentative and uncooperative

• insipid

• myopic

• cantankerous

• persnickety

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

to verbally rip apart

• cajole

• atrophy

• galvanize

• deride

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

a disaster

• debacle

• altruism

• foible

• fracas

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

excessive or foolish boldness

• charlatan

• temerity

• anodyne

• drivel

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

dissatisfaction or exhaustion caused by boredom

• kismet

• foible

• ennui

• tangent

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something

• whet

• quaff

• ruminate

• abstain

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

arrogantly superior

• haughty

• pedestrian

• intrepid

• gaunt

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

not letting go of or giving up on something one holds dear

• tenacious

• palpable

• stoic

• vacuous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

accept something reluctantly, without protest

• galvanize

• acquiesce

• cajole

• balk

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

publicly ridicule

• quaff

• whet

• lampoon

• balk

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6