Tier 2 Vocabulary Words

Front

abhor

Back

To regard with disgust or hatred; to detest.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

apprehend

Back

To understand or grasp the meaning of something; to arrest someone.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Front

abrasion

Back

A scrape or wearing away of the skin or surface.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

embark

Back

To begin a journey or to start something new.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

evoke

Back

To bring a feeling, memory, or image into the mind.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

antonym

Back

A word that means the opposite of another word.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Front

synonym

Back

A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

ambiguous

Back

Open to more than one interpretation; unclear or inexact.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

precise

Back

Exact and accurate; clearly defined.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

profound

Back

Very great or intense; having deep meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C