Unit 11 Vocabulary

______ means very skilled; expert.

• adept

• novice

• clumsy

• ignorant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

______ means to make clear or understandable.

• clarify

• complicate

• obscure

• confuse

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Synonyms: simplify, refine. Antonyms: confuse, complicate.

• clarify

• complicate

• obscure

• confuse

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

______ is an expert in a specific field, such as art or food. Antonyms: amateur, novice.

• connoisseur

• beginner

• dabbler

• layman

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Antonyms: amateur, novice.

• connoisseur

• beginner

• dabbler

• layman

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

______ means to look down upon or hate. Synonyms: to hate, feel contempt for.

• disdain

• admire

• cherish

• respect

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

______ is a passage or selection from a book, film, song or the like.

• excerpt

• author

• chapter

• review

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

______ means easily tricked or deceived. Synonyms: trusting, naive. Antonyms: suspicious, skeptical, wary.

• gullible

• hostile

• cautious

• arrogant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

______ means having no particular interest one way or the other. Antonyms: caring.

• indifferent

• passionate

• concerned

• devoted

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

______ means very irritable or easily angered. Synonyms: testy, cranky.

• irascible

• placid

• amiable

• serene

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6