Binti Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: _______ means having faults or defects, imperfect.

• Faulty

• Perfect

• Flawless

• Accurate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Fill in the blank: _______ is a mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment used by the Himba people of Namibia to protect themselves from the harsh desert climate.

• Otjize

• Henna

• Kohl

• Shea butter

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Fill in the blank: _______ means to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly.

• Defying

• Obeying

• Accepting

• Ignoring

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Fill in the blank: _______ is a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.

• Scandal

• Honor

• Virtue

• Achievement

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Fill in the blank: _______ means an outcast.

• Pariah

• Monarch

• Scholar

• Patriot

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Fill in the blank: A braid, especially of hair or straw, is called a ________.

• plait/plaited

• knot

• curl

• weave

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Fill in the blank: An ________ is an astronomical instrument for taking the altitude of the sun or stars and for the solution of other problems in astronomy and navigation: used by Greek astronomers from about 200 B.C. and by Arab astronomers from the Middle Ages until superseded by the sextant.

• astrolabe

• barometer

• telescope

• chronometer

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Fill in the blank: The light produced by living organisms is called ________.

• bioluminescent

• fluorescent

• phosphorescent

• incandescent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Fill in the blank: ________ means pertaining to ancestors; descending or claimed from ancestors.

• ancestral

• hereditary

• maternal

• familial

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Fill in the blank: To predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance is to ________.

• Forecast

• Ignore

• Delay

• Forget

• Confuse

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C