Vocabulary 3– English III

1. ____________________: belonging to a period other than that being portrayed; outdated

• anachronistic

• contemporary

• futuristic

• timeless

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

2. ____________________: having or showing a readiness to believe things with little evidence; gullible

• credulous

• skeptical

• cynical

• pragmatic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

3. ____________________: leave something to a person or beneficiary through a will

• bequeath

• confiscate

• borrow

• inherit

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

4. ____________________: modest and reserved in behavior

• demure

• boisterous

• arrogant

• gregarious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

5. ____________________: intense enthusiasm or passion for something

• ardor

• apathy

• indifference

• boredom

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

6. ____________________: state or feeling of being actively opposed to someone or something

• enmity

• affection

• neutrality

• friendship

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

7. ____________________: intense happiness or ability to find appropriate expression for one’s thoughts

• felicity

• melancholy

• apathy

• turmoil

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

8. ____________________: unable to be placated; relentless or uncontrollable

• implacable

• placid

• mutable

• docile

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

9. ____________________: deceitfulness or double dealing

• duplicity

• candor

• loyalty

• fortitude

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

10. ____________________: written or spoken communication or debate

• discourse

• monologue

• gesture

• silence

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D