In the Time of the Butterflies Ch 1 Vocab

Commemoration

• A) A type of medical procedure

• B) A formal recognition or celebration of an event or person

• C) A method of cooking

• D) A legal term for a type of contract

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Posthumous

• A) Occurring after death

• B) Pertaining to a person's early life

• C) Happening before birth

• D) Relating to a special celebration

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Anonymity

• A) A condition of being well-known

• B) A state of being unknown or unidentified

• C) A type of formal address

• D) A form of legal identification

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Impertinent

• A) Showing respect and politeness

• B) Relevant and appropriate

• C) Rude or showing lack of respect

• D) Extremely cautious

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Veritable

• A) False or misleading

• B) Real or genuine

• C) Imaginary or fictional

• D) Outdated or old-fashioned

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Waif

• A) A type of animal

• B) A person, usually a child, with no home or friends

• C) A legal document

• D) A form of art

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Abandon (noun)

• A) A formal ceremony

• B) Complete surrender or freedom from restraint

• C) A type of literary genre

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Monolithic

• A) Characterized by diversity and variety

• B) Large, powerful, and uniform

• C) Easily breakable or fragile

• D) Small and insignificant

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Circumscribe

• A) To limit or restrict something

• B) To expand or extend

• C) To discuss openly

• D) To create new ideas

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Sire (verb)

• A) To arrange or organize

• B) To be the origin or father of

• C) To condemn or criticize

• D) To destroy or dismantle

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4