F451 Vocab (section 1)

Definition: Aggravate

• To make worse or more severe
• To make better or improve
• To ignore or disregard
• To praise or compliment

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Definition: Capillary

• A type of blood vessel that allows exchange between blood and the surrounding tissues
• A type of muscle tissue
• A type of nerve cell
• A type of bone

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Definition: Conflicting

• A situation where there is a disagreement
• A situation where everyone agrees
• A situation where there is peace and harmony
• A situation where there is a celebration

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Definition: Alight

• To set on fire
• To descend from a train, bus, or other form of transport
• To ascend into the sky
• To turn off a light

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Definition: Custodian

• A person who has custody; a keeper or guardian
• A type of financial institution
• A legal term for an individual who owns a company
• A type of insurance policy

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Definition: Earnestly

• Seriously

• Angry
• Happy
• Sad

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Definition: Equate

• To reduce
• To increase
• To equate
• To make equal

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Definition: Heresy

• A belief or opinion contrary to what is generally accepted

• A type of dessert
• A form of exercise
• A type of fabric

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Definition: Melancholy

• A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause
• A type of flower
• A musical instrument
• A kind of food

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Definition: Nomadic

• Settled in one place
• Moving from place to place
• Living in the mountains
• Living in the city

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4