Peak A Vocabulary Review

An upward movement 

• poignant 
• ascent
• demeanor 
• carin 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Dangerously unstable, unsteady  

• precarious 
• daunting
• blanch
• elusive 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Bold, daring, fearless  

• cairn
• duress
• remorseful
• audacious 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Someone’s behavior, manner, or appearance, especially as it reflects on character. 

• balaclava
• denouement
• demeanor
• daunting 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

very much in love

• stupor
• duress
• mellowed
• smitten

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

a group of individuals living together as a community

• arraigned

• society

• college

• gargoyle

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

a grotesque statue or sculpture

• museum

• mural

• fountain

• gargoyle

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

the act or method of moving down a steep incline

• precarious

• ascent

• rappel

• falling

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

a brownish-red clay material

• brick

• terracotta

• slate

• rock

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.K.5C

to climb to the top of a mountain

• arraigned

• scaling

• ascension

• rappel

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A