AP Language & Composition Lesson #3 Vocabulary

prodigal

• wastefully extravagant
• frugally cautious
• carefully planned
• moderately generous

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

assess

• evaluate
• disregard
• interpret
• analyze

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

deter

• to encourage or support
• to ignore or overlook
• to clarify or explain
• to discourage or prevent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

complacent

• overconfident
• self-satisfied
• dissatisfied
• humble

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

contempt

• Respect or honor.
• Disdain or scorn.
• Indifference or neutrality.
• Approval or admiration.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

eloquent

• Eloquentness
• articulate

• Eloquently
• Eloquence

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

virtue

• Virtue is a type of fruit.
• Virtue is a behavior showing high moral standards.
• Virtue is a physical strength.
• Virtue is a form of entertainment.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

vital

• trivial
• unimportant
• essential
• optional

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

guile

• Honesty and transparency.
• Simplicity and straightforwardness.
• Trustworthiness and integrity.
• Cunning or deceitfulness.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

biased

• completely neutral and unbiased
• favoring all perspectives equally
• supporting only the majority opinion
• favoring one side or perspective unfairly

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6