Peak Vocabulary

looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.

• haggard

• hedged

• hone

• audacious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Overwhelmed or intimidating

• supplementing

• daunting

• surly

• debilitating

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

bad tempered and unfriendly

• surly

• daunting

• debilitated

• iota

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

to improve or perfect a skill or talent

• hone

• porter

• ruse

• crevasse

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

too intense or enthusiastic

• elixir

• bliss

• overzealous

• famished

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

supreme happiness and utter joy

• overzealous

• ceased

• hedged

• bliss

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

difficult to find, catch, or achieve

• elusive

• elixir

• regime

• famished

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The climax of a chain of events, usually when something is decided or made clear.

• duress

• protrusion

• elixir

• denouement

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

an action intended to mislead, deceive, or trick

• hone

• ruse

• porter

• haggard

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

a system or methodical order

• protrusion

• bliss

• regime

• denouement

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4