Vocab Set 3.3

Nefarious

• of little worth or value

• extremely unpleasant; repulsive

• (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal

• (especially of a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving

• Volition

• Qualm

• Fetter

• Temerity

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

• in a state of severe disrepair

• Antithetical

• Ramshackle

• Nefarious

• Salient

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

• The ______ facts about something or qualities of something are the most important things about them.

• Maudlin

• Cogent

• Salient

• Tangential

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.

• Admonish

• Enervate

• Relegate

• Substantiate

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Despite the storm warning, Jake had the ______ to go sailing, ignoring the obvious danger.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Untarnished, completely clean

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Volition

• the ability to make choices and act according to one's own desires or decisions

• a typical example or pattern of something; a model

• ability to remain calm and composed in challenging situations

• deep feeling of dislike or unwillingness toward something

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

She had no _____ about speaking in front of a large audience, as she had practiced her speech many times. She had nothing to worry about.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The detective was determined to stop the criminal’s _______ plan before anyone got hurt.

• Unsullied

• Nefarious

• Amorphous

• Choleric

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4