Unit 5 Vocabulary (Honors)

conformity to what is socially acceptable in conduct or speech.

• propriety

• capricious

• prolific

• loquacious

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

an expert judge in matters of taste.

• inculpate

• credulous

• connoisseur

• ambivalent

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

• sanguine

• capricious

• volatile

• pragmatic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

tending to talk a great deal.

• magnanimous

• loquacious

• laudable

• belligerent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

• volatile

• credulous

• esoteric

• pragmatic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

• assuage

• magnanimous

• esoteric

• loquacious

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

(of an action, idea, or goal) deserving praise and commendation.

• laudable

• loquacious

• magnanimous

• ambivalent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

make an unpleasant feeling less intense.

• capricious

• propriety

• sanguine

• assuage

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

• prolific

• pragmatic

• propriety

• sanguine

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.

• volatile

• credulous

• belligerent

• magnanimous

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6