Vocabulary Understanding and Definitions

Alleviate

• provide relief (from pain)

• seeking and enjoying the company of others

• extremely wicked or deeply criminal

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Heinous

• cause to be confused emotionally

• seeking and enjoying the company of others

• extremely wicked or deeply criminal

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

candor

• something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

• skillful at evading caputure

• the quality of being honest and straightforward

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Enigma

• easily handled or managed

• something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

• cause to be confused emotionally

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

He chose his words with fastidious care. Fastidious most likely means:

• easily handled or managed

• well meaning and kindly

• giving careful attention to detail

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

He's a gregarious man and the life of the party.

Gregarious most likely means:

• well meaning and kindly

• seeking and enjoying the company of others

• skillful at evading capture

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Cows are known for their docile nature.

Docile most likely means:

• easily handled or managed

• giving careful attention to detail

• well meaning and kindly

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

After ten games this season, they still can't achieve that elusive win.

Elusive most likely means:

• the quality of being honest and straightforward

• provide relief (from pain)

• skillful at evading capture

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Everything about my morning was discombobulated and strange.

Discombobulated most likely means:

• the quality of being honest and straightforward

• cause to be confused emotionally

• something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A benevolent friend has agreed to pay for my education.

Benevolent most likely means:

• easily handled or managed

• the quality of being honest and straightforward

• well meaning and kindly

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4