Vocabulary for The Piano Lesson

Distant and reserved; in other words, not warm and friendly

• aloof

• brooding

• meticulous

• resilient

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

A strong desire to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work

• tenacity

• prolific

• intangible

• ambition

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

Active hostility or opposition

• exasperation

• indignation

• antagonism

• sullen

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

To go beyond the range or limits of something

• contemplate

• insinuate

• scorn

• transcend

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To make someone less angry or hostile

• banish

• intrigue

• placate

• scorn

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

Grand and impressive in appearance

• foreboding

• imposing

• intangible

• ominous

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

To make something (usually something undesirable) last forever, continue indefinitely

• contemplate

• insinuate

• perpetuate

• placate

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

Making a very loud, confused noise; uproarious

• foreboding

• harrowing

• ominous

• tumultuous

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

The highest point of development or achievement; the most successful point; the culmination

• enigma

• intangible

• pinnacle

• quintessential

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulty

• empathetic

• indignant

• steadfast

• vigilant

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