The Veldt Vocab

Sensitize

• to cause something to respond

• to move backward

• something produced or expressed, such as heat from a fire or anger from a person

• a minor mental illness related to stress

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Recede

• a short trip taken for fun

• something produced or expressed, such as heat from a fire or anger from a person

• to move backwards

• totally absorbed in (something), paying attention to nothing else

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Jaunt

• something produced or expressed, such as heat from a fire or anger from a person

• a mental illness characterized by intense fear or anxiety caused by imagined threats

• to cause something to respond

• a short trip taken for fun

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Bemused

• puzzled, confused

• describes communication directly from someone’s mind, without using words or signs

• something produced or expressed, such as heat from a fire or anger from a person

• to fade away

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Telepathic

• puzzled, confused

• describes communication directly from someone’s mind, without using words or signs

• something produced or expressed, such as heat from a fire or anger from a person

• a minor mental illness related to stress

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Emanation

• a number that represents a person’s intelligence; the number is the person’s score on specialized tests

• to fade away

• a short trip taken for fun

• something produced or expressed, such as heat from a fire or anger from a person

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Subside

• to cause something to respond

• a number that represents a person’s intelligence; the number is the person’s score on specialized tests

• to fade away

• totally absorbed in (something), paying attention to nothing else

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

• puzzled, confused

• describes communication directly from someone’s mind, without using words or signs

• to fade away

• a number that represents a person’s intelligence; the number is the person’s score on specialized tests

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Neurosis

• a minor mental illness related to stress

• something produced or expressed, such as heat from a fire or anger from a person

• to cause something to respond

• to move backward

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Paranoia

• describes communication directly from someone’s mind, without using words or signs

• to cause something to respond

• a mental illness characterized by intense fear or anxiety caused by imagined threats

• a number that represents a person’s intelligence; the number is the person’s score on specialized tests

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6