Unit 6: Week 3

19 words 97 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Other learning activities

PracticeAnswer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Vocabulary JamCompete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Spelling BeeTest your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

QuizCreate and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign activitiesAssign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

shrewd
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
favorable
encouraging or approving or pleasing
harvest
the gathering of a ripened crop
idle
not in action or at work
clench
hold in a tight grasp
parched
extremely thirsty
reel
wind onto or off a revolving spool
intent
an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
scarcely
almost not
tsunami
a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave
folktale
a traditional story or legend circulated by word of mouth
theme
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
context
discourse that surrounds and helps explain a word or passage
compare
consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
contrast
put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
meaning
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
tone
a quality that reveals the attitudes of the author
mood
a characteristic state of feeling
constructive
tending to improve or promote development

Created on Wed Nov 04 14:08:23 EST 2020 (updated Tue Nov 10 14:45:53 EST 2020)