AP Language & Composition Vocabulary Lesson #11

meander

• To follow a winding path or to wander.
• To move quickly without direction.
• To stay in one place.
• To travel in a straight line.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.1.6

instigate

• sadness

• damaged

• provoke
• ignore

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.7.4A

heed

• to ignore completely
• to make a loud noise
• to act without thinking
• to pay attention to

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

virtuoso

• to examine closely

• standard

• harmless

• A highly skilled artist or musician.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.4B

predecessor

• predecessor is a synonym unchanging

• predecessor refers to a type of mathematical function.
• predecessor is a term used for something that comes after another in a sequence.
• predecessor is something that comes before another in a sequence.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

deplete

• to distribute a resource evenly
• to create a new resource
• to enhance or improve a resource
• to use up or exhaust a resource

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

compliant

• Following personal beliefs over regulations.
• Ignoring rules or standards.
• Conforming to rules or standards.
• Rejecting all forms of authority.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

inadvertent

• deliberate
• unintentional
• praise

• planned

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.7.4A

acquiesce

• to refuse or reject something outright
• to ignore or overlook a situation
• to accept or agree to something passively
• to negotiate terms actively

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.1.6

levity

• A method of scientific measurement.
• Lightness or humor in behavior or attitude.
• Seriousness in demeanor or attitude.
• A type of heavy metal music.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C