Trevor Noah Vocab Ch 7-11

Define Anglicize

• To make something French in form or character.
• To translate something into Latin.
• To make something English in form or character.
• To simplify a language by removing complex words.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Define Ostracize

• To promote someone within a community.
• To include someone in a group or society.
• To celebrate someone's achievements publicly.
• To exclude someone from a group or society.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Define Disavow

• To disavow is to support something wholeheartedly.
• To disavow means to accept responsibility for an action.
• To disavow is to promote a cause or belief.
• To disavow is to deny any responsibility or support for something.

Define Affinity

• a natural liking or attraction to something.

• a legal obligation.

• a measure of distance between objects.

• a type of chemical bond.

Define Contrived

• Naturally occurring without intervention
• Genuinely created and authentic
• Artificially created or forced; lacking authenticity.
• Spontaneously developed without planning

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Define Pillage

• a type of agricultural practice.

• a peaceful negotiation.

• the act of looting or plundering.

• to build or construct something.

Define Precedent

• A precedent is a type of legal document used in court.
• A precedent is a guideline for personal conduct.
• A precedent is a law that is no longer in effect.
• A precedent is a legal decision that serves as an example or rule for future cases.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Define Adjacent

• Far away or distant.
• Next to or adjoining.
• Completely unrelated.
• In a different category.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Define Matriculation

• the process of graduating from high school.

• the process of enrolling in a college or university.

• the act of transferring to a different university.

• the completion of a degree program.

Define Lithe

• Lithe means rigid and clumsy.
• Lithe refers to a type of fabric.
• Lithe is a synonym for heavy.
• Lithe means flexible and graceful.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4