The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Vocabulary

punctilious

• a mark used in writing

• very careful and exact

• on time

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

surmise

• a name used as a sign of respect

• a bad ending

• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RL.7.4

dexterous

• quick and skillful in bodily movements

• able to look up words in a dictionary

• ridiculous or absurd

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

grotesquely

• ridiculous; absurd

• worn out or run down

• creepy

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

courting

• have a judge decide on a ruling

• designing a game space outside

• seek the favor of; try to please

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

perpetually

• forever

• hopeless

• silly

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

decrepit

• empty

• broken down or weakened by old age

• brand new

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

vexation

• cursing someone or something

• causing anger or annoyance

• break down into smaller parts

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

stark

• downright; complete

• in addition to

• the conclusion of something

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

laxness

• not strict; careless

• having too much down time

• being out of control

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4