Vocabulary Unit 1: Weeks 1 & 2

Alter

• to make different or change

• fall down or cave in

• great damage or ruin

• to hurry up

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Collapse

• when something is very harsh or serious

• a difficult or dangerous situation

• fall down or cave in

• great damage or ruin

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Crisis

• something that can cause harm or injury

• when something is of a great amount or size

• a difficult or dangerous situation

• when something is very harsh or serious

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Hazard

• something that can cause harm or injury

• great damage or ruin

• fall down or cave in

• something that is very harsh or serious

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Severe

• when something is very harsh or serious

• to make different or change

• a difficult or dangerous situation

• great damage or ruin

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Substantial

• to tell how two things are alike

• to make different or change

• a difficult or dangerous situation

• when something is of great amount or size

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Unpredictable

• Predictable

• not able to tell beforehand

• a made up story

• an author's reason for writing a story

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Destruction

• great damage or ruin

• to make different or change

• fall down or cave in

• something that can cause harm or injury

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Compare

• to tell how two things are alike

• to tell how two things are different

• to say one thing is the other

• a made up story

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Contrast

• to tell how two things are alike

• to tell how two things are different

• to hurry up

• real facts (not made up)

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C