The Bet Vocabulary

1. Impetuous:

• Calm and thoughtful

• Acting or done quickly and without thought

• Showing great sadness or regret

• Full of energy and excitement

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Capricious:

• Determined and unwavering

• Giving careful thought before acting

• Sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

• Showing great courage in the face of danger

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Scornful:

• Expressing contempt or disdain

• Showing great respect and admiration

• Filled with fear or anxiety

• Expressing gratitude

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Dogmatically:

• In a flexible and open-minded way

• Relating to a body of doctrines or beliefs

• With humor and lightheartedness

• In a hesitant and uncertain manner

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

Renunciation:

• An enthusiastic acceptance of a belief, claim, or course of action

• A strong rejection of a belief, claim, or course of action

• A strong desire for something

• A gradual understanding of something

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Voluminous:

• Small and compact

• Great size or fullness

• Thin and delicate

• Bright or colorful

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Tedious:

• Exciting and engaging

• Tiresome because of length or dullness

• Quick and efficient

• Full of unexpected events

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Emaciated:

• Well-fed and healthy

• Abnormally thin or weak

• Strong and muscular

• Clean and well-groomed

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Melancholy:

• A feeling of cheerful excitement

• A feeling of pensive sadness

• A state of extreme happiness

• A feeling of intense anger

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Incessant:

• Occurring occasionally

• Continuing without pause or interruption

• Happening very quickly

• Marked by long periods of silence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D