Base and Root Words

Breviped

• Having short feet.

• A summary, an epitome

• The concise use of words in writing or speech

• Short attention span

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Veracity

• Being genuine or real

• A city name

• Correctness or accuracy

• Seeking answers

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Equable

• When day and night are of equal length

• A disparity or unevenness

• The same as

• Calm or even tempered

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Astringent

• Something that causes a contraction of tissues

• Inclined to hold back

• To force or compel

• To be ill at ease or uncomfortable

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Carrion

• A festival

• Dead and rotting body of an animal

• An ugly or evil-looking old woman

• To make flesh colored

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Credulous

• A person to whom money is owed.

• Unbelievable

• To owe, as credit

• To believe too easily.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Concise

• To free from evil spirits

• Not accurate

• To thoroughly cut or shorten

• Characterized by a lack of decision or firmness

Legacy

• A gift of property left by will

• Unlawful

• To make lawful

• Skilled in law

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Tenure

• Refusal to let go, to hold tightly to

• A position that may be held

• The one who holds a lease

• The permanent holding of a professorship

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Tempest

• To play with no time to prepare a piece of music

• A violent storm that comes at a specific time or season

• An unfortunate incident

• To refuse to come to a decision in order to gain time.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C