Dementia

a brain condition, mostly affecting older people, in which a person has difficulties with memory, thinking, control of the body, etc. that are severe enough to affect daily life: patients with ___

• dementia

• budge up Br = move up = move over

• lead up to

• ramble

• write off

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

not appropriate or relevant to the situation

That comment is completely ___.// He keeps veering ___.

• off-topic

• on topic

• veer

• hedging language

• retard

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

something that encourages somebody/something or gives them the help they need: Their enthusiasm has been __ for all of us.

• dementia

• budge up Br = move up = move over

• lead up to

• a shot in the arm

• twist somebody’s arm

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

(informal) to persuade or force somebody to do something

• dementia

• budge up Br = move up = move over

• lead up to

• a shot in the arm

• twist somebody’s arm

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

x

• dementia

• budge up Br = move up = move over

• lead up to

• ramble

• write off

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

x

• dementia

• budge up Br = move up = move over

• lead up to

• ramble

• write off

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

x

• dementia

• budge up Br = move up = move over

• lead up to

• ramble

• write off

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

__/away (to somebody/something) (for something): ​to write to an organization or a company, usually in order to ask them to send you something_SYNONYM send off (for something) I've __ (v3) for the catalogue.// (business) to cancel a debt; to recognize that something is a failure, has no value, etc.: to __ a debt/an investment// (British English) to damage something, especially a vehicle, so badly that it cannot be repaired or would cost more to repair than to replace: He’s __ (v3)two cars this year.// write somebody/something off (as something): ​to decide that somebody/something is a failure or not worth paying any attention to_SYNONYM dismiss: Don't __ me __ as a failure just because of that one time when things didn't go right.// (British English) a vehicle that has been so badly damaged in an accident that cannot be repaired or would cost more to repair than to replace: She survived the crash with minor injuries, but the car was a __-__.// [singular] (informal) a period of time during which you do not achieve anything: With meetings and phone calls, yesterday was a complete __-__.// __-__ (of something) (business) an act of cancelling a debt and accepting that it will never be paid

• dementia

• budge up Br = move up = move over

• lead up to

• ramble

• write off

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

appropriate or relevant to the situation: Keep the text short and __.

Let's get back __.

• off-topic

• on topic

• veer

• hedging language

• retard

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

(especially of a vehicle) to change direction suddenly_SYNONYM swerve: The bus __ed onto the wrong side of the road.// (of a conversation or way of behaving or thinking) to change in the way it develops: The debate __ed away from the main topic of discussion.// (specialist) (of the wind) to change direction

The wind __ed to the west.

• off-topic

• on topic

• veer

• hedging language

• retard

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2