Wordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 1

What does avid mean?

• Lower self-esteem; degrade

• Bring to mind; produce

• Strong desire for; eager; enthusiastic

• Spread throughout

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

What does brusque mean?

• Abrupt; gruff

• Deserving contempt or scorn

• Very painful

• Owner of a business

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.6

What does concise mean?

• Try to equal; imitate

• Short, to the point

• Mark the beginning of; formally install in office

• Fake name; pen name

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does demean mean?

• Lower self-esteem; degrade

• Strong desire for; eager; enthusiastic

• Chaotic; unruly; stormy

• Reject bluntly; drive back; setback in progress

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does despicable mean?

• Owner of a business

• Try to equal; imitate

• Short, to the point

• Deserving contempt or scorn

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does emulate mean?

• Fake name; pen name

• Try to equal; imitate

• Ability to spring back; recovers quickly from misfortune

• Mark the beginning of; formally install in office

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does evoke mean?

• Bring to mind; produce

• Short, to the point

• Spread throughout

• Very painful

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

Match the words to the correct definitions

• Deserving contempt or scorn

• Despicable

• Lower self-esteem; degrade

• Demean

• Short; to the point

• Avid

• Strong desire for; eager; enthusiastic

• Concise

• Abrupt; gruff

• Brusque

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does excruciating mean?

• Very painful

• Short, to the point

• Chaotic; unruly; stormy

• Mark the beginning of; formally install in office

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does inaugurate mean?

• Try to equal; imitate

• Lower self-esteem; degrade

• Mark the beginning of; formally install in office

• Abrupt; gruff

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B