Words 166-180 Vocab

Transient

• lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary; lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary

• to give something to someone in passing

• to be respectful

• to examine and look at closely

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Uncanny

• Familiar
• Ordinary
• Predictable
• Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Unorthodox

• a particular religion

• something that is not needed

• not conforming to rules, traditions, or modes of conduct, as of a doctrine, religion, or philosophy

• a type of corrective shoe

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Usurp

• a type of snowcone

• a noise made when sucking through a straw

• to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right; to use without authority or right; employ wrongfully

• a person who does not give up; dertermination

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Vacillate

• to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute

• an oily lubricant for the skin

• one's facial features

• enthusiastic and passionate about your job

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Vacuous

• kind and beneficial

• spacious and large

• without contents; empty; lacking in ideas or intelligence

• a mall hand-held vacuum cleaner

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Vanquish

• lacking in ideas or intelligence:

• to be irritable and angry

• to silently hint at something

• the ability to be able to bounce back from difficulty

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Venerable

• commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity

• nasty and disgusting to the taste

• to gain control over someone

• to stare at someone or something with awe and respect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Vilify

• facial features

• not typical behavior

• to speak ill of; defame; slander

• undecided

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Vindicate

• to indicate or show the right answer

• someone's career or job

• to do away with and destroy

• to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C