Real World Vocab (Set #1)

What does the term 'Bias' mean?

• A type of fabric
• • A belief or idea that prevents objectivity or neutral thought

• A type of food
• A political party

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the definition of 'Bolster'?

• To confuse or disorient something
• To decrease or weaken something

• To ignore or neglect something
• To support, fortify, or strengthen something

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Define 'Competent'.

• To be competitive with in a field, career, or sport.

• Unskilled
• Lacking the necessary ability
• Having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

How would you describe someone who is 'Complacent'?

• Self-satisfied and unconcerned

• Motivated and driven
• Indecisive and unsure
• Anxious and worried

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does it mean to 'Condone' something?

• disapprove of

• allow

• consider

• love

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

When would someone 'Confide' in another person?

• When they want to keep secrets from the person.
• When they trust the person enough to share personal or sensitive information.
• When they are looking for advice from the person.
• When they are trying to deceive the person.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

How does it feel to 'Contradict' something?

• It can feel confrontational or challenging.
• It feels harmonious
• It feels indifferent
• It feels neutral

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does 'Convey' mean in communication?

• To distort the information being communicated
• To ignore information completely
• To receive information from someone else
• To transmit or pass on information, ideas, or feelings to someone else.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does it mean to 'Devise' a plan?

• To carefully think about and create a course of action to achieve a goal.

• To forget about planning altogether
• To follow someone else's plan

• To randomly guess without any thought

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

How does something 'Diminish'?

• By remaining constant over time
• By increasing in size and importance
• By decreasing in size, intensity, or importance over time.
• By disappearing suddenly

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D