Vocabulary Set 4

AKIN

• impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason

• similar in quality or character

• the human face

• related by blood

Answer explanation

similar in quality or character;

related by blood

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CORROBORATE

• lacking interest or significance or impact

• give evidence for; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

• support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

• the group following and attending to some important person

Answer explanation

give evidence for;

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts;

support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

INEXORABLE

• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

• an act of atrocious cruelty

• impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason

• extremely hot

Answer explanation

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty;

impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

INSIPID

• give evidence for

• extremely wicked

• lacking interest or significance or impact

• lacking taste or flavor or tang

Answer explanation

lacking interest or significance or impact;

lacking taste or flavor or tang

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

NEFARIOUS

• the human face

• extremely wicked

• support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

• emotionally charged and vigorously energetic

Answer explanation

extremely wicked

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

PHYSIOGNOMY

• the human face

• emotionally charged and vigorously energetic

• the appearance of someone's hands

• lacking taste or flavor or tang

Answer explanation

the human face

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

RETINUE

• the feeling of being bored by something tedious

• establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

• impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason

• the group following and attending to some important person

Answer explanation

the group following and attending to some important person

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

ATROCITY

• an act of atrocious cruelty

• the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

• similar in quality or character

Answer explanation

an act of atrocious cruelty;

the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

TEDIUM

• dullness owing to length or slowness

• lacking interest or significance or impact

• related by blood

• the feeling of being bored by something tedious

Answer explanation

the feeling of being bored by something tedious;

dullness owing to length or slowness

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

TORRID

• extremely hot

• lacking interest or significance or impact; lacking taste or flavor or tang

• characterized by intense emotion; emotionally charged and vigorously energetic

• the group following and attending to some important person

Answer explanation

characterized by intense emotion;

emotionally charged and vigorously energetic;

extremely hot

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C