Reality is Broken Part 2 Vocabulary Preview

What does the word “skyrocketing” most likely mean?

• Decreasing slowly

• Staying the same

• Rising very quickly

• Floating in space

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CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.K.5D

What is the meaning of “bewilderment”?

• Confidence

• Confusion

• Excitement

• Laziness

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.1.6

If someone looks at something with “disdain,” how do they feel about it?

• Interested

• Respectful

• Amused

• Disrespectful

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.1.6

To “deem” something means to:

• Ignore it

• Destroy it

• Consider it in a certain way

• Copy it

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

A “concession” in an argument is:

• A reward for winning

• A counterexample

• A statement that shows the other side has a good point

• A refusal to compromise

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.8.6

What does “rebuttal” mean in an argument?

• A compliment

• A personal story

• A statement agreeing with someone

• A response that argues against a point

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CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

The word “exodus” refers to:

• A small argument

• A large movement of people

• A type of game

• A secret message

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CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.4B

What does “surreal” mean?

• Very real and ordinary

• Strange, like a dream

• Silly and immature

• Boring and predictable

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.1.6

If something covers large “swaths,” it covers:

• Small sections

• Tiny pieces

• Large parts or areas

• Only specific corners

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Something “counterintuitive” is:

• Logical and expected

• Easy to understand

• Opposite of what you’d expect

• Exciting and thrilling

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4