Frankenstein Poem Vocabulary

What does the word dungeon mean?

• a short, heavy club

• a natural ability

• a building

• a dark, usually underground prison

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.6

What does the word firebrands mean?

• a fireplace

• a grille

• a piece of burning wood

• clothing with fire branding

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the word instincts mean?

• worn out in strength, energy, or freshness

• a natural ability

• having no knowledge or education

• not fully worked out

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does the word baron mean?

• a person of great power or influence

• an empty space

• a doctor

• a homeless person

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does the word cudgels mean?

• insects

• snakes

• a short, heavy club

• a plant material

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.6

What does the word recoils mean?

• to fall back under pressure; retreat; to shrink back

• to wind up

• worn out

• to repeat an action

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the word cadavers mean?

• a person of great power or influence

• a dead body especially of a person; a corpse

• a criminal

• a scientist

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4B

What does the word thatched mean?

• to break up under pressure

• to trim your plants and shrubs

• a plant material such as straw used to cover the roof of a building

• a process of personal grooming

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does tentative mean?

• having no knowledge

• worn out in strength

• unaware

• not fully worked out or developed; hesitant; uncertain

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does the word ignorant mean?

• smart, well educated

• lacking a pleasant appearance

• having no knowledge or education; unaware

• unruly

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.6