BaC, Ch. 15-16 vocab

matriculate

• greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

• enroll as a student

• diminish gradually

• marked by precise accordance with details

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

bequeath

• leave or give; especially by will after one's death

• to cause to separate and go in different directions

• insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized

• censure severely or angrily

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

lore

• an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive

• relating to or being a large and stately residence

• marked by precise accordance with details

• knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

aerial

• an electrical device that sends or receives radio signals

• a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)

• a series of sentinels or posts enclosing some place or thing

• a defense mechanism explaining actions non-threateningly

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

disfranchised

• furiously angry

• gather, as of natural products

• deprived of the rights of citizenship, as the right to vote

• greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

thatch

• tear down so as to make flat with the ground

• moving and bending with ease

• cover with roofing material made of plant stalks

• to cause to separate and go in different directions

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

lithe

• moving and bending with ease

• gather, as of natural products

• relating to or being a large and stately residence

• greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

reap

• furiously angry

• gather, as of natural products

• calm and free of disturbance

• insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

meticulous

• physically or spiritually homeless or deprived on security

• a showy misrepresentation to conceal something unpleasant

• enroll as a student

• marked by precise accordance with details

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

yarmulke

• an electrical device that sends or receives radio signals

• a series of sentinels or posts enclosing some place or thing

• a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)

• a portable platform for storing or moving goods

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E