Vocabulary Workshop Blue Unit 12

Definition: a similarity or comparison between two things.

Saying that bees in a hive are like workers in a factory is an ______________.

Synonyms comparison, similarity

• analogy

• articulate

• cache

• convey

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Definition: said or expressed clearly, or someone who is capable of clear expression.

The principal was looking for ________________ students to make daily announcements over the school intercom.

Synonyms clear, distinct, enunciated

Antonyms inarticulate, unintelligible

• analogy

• articulate

• cache

• convey

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition: a secret supply.

The burglar never found our ____________ of dollar bills hidden in the floor.

Synonyms hiding place, stash, stockpile

• analogy

• articulate

• cache

• convey

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition: to transmit information or transport something.

Tyler tried to ________________ his feelings of frustration in the lyrics that he wrote.

Synonyms communicate, express

• analogy

• articulate

• cache

• convey

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Definition: extremely important or essential.

Locating the plane crash site was a ___________ step in rescuing the surviving passengers.

Synonyms critical, vital

Antonyms minor, unimportant

• crucial

• decipher

• disposition

• eccentric

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition: to decode, figure out, or solve.

Historians had to _____________ the runes on the Viking tomb in order to know who was buried inside.

Synonyms decode, figure out, solve

Antonyms confuse, encode, scramble

• crucial

• decipher

• disposition

• eccentric

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition: a person's inclination to behave a certain way.

Natalie had not taken a nap and her cranky _______________ reflected that.

Synonyms tendency

• crucial

• decipher

• disposition

• eccentric

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition: strange; not behaving normally.

My aunt is a little _______________; she dyed her dog blue because she said he told her it's his favorite color.

Synonyms offbeat, unconventional

Antonyms conventional, normal

• crucial

• decipher

• disposition

• eccentric

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition: to attempt or try.

The chefs constantly ____________ to make the perfect dish.

Synonyms seek, strive, work at

• endeavor

• enhance

• Epoch

• ferret

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition: to intensify or magnify the quality of.

Jaime _______________ his photos of the grand canyon by bringing them into focus.

Synonyms enrich, improve, upgrade

Antonyms diminish, impair, spoil

• endeavor

• enhance

• Epoch

• ferret

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E