RHMS Vivid Verbs Vocabulary

to throw away or get rid of something thought of as useless or unwanted

• discard

• gaze

• pursue

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

to look at in a close, searching manner

• thunder

• peer

• loathe

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

to drop or almost drop something clumsily; to feel around blindly; to handle or deal with something awkwardly

• mingle

• fumble

• hesitate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

to move or go somewhere very fast, often with a loud noise

• alter

• lumber

• zoom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

to look forward to; to expect something to happen soon

• anticipate

• conceal

• wail

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

to ask; to seek information

• zoom

• nibble

• inquire

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

move around without a direction or a destination; roam; stray

• startle

• wander

• collide

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

to care for with love and respect

• cherish

• forbid

• inquire

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

to look at for a long time; stare

• shriek

• demolish

• gaze

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

to move heavily, clumsily, and often, noisily

• lumber

• peer

• wander

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5