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  • Common Core alignment to "Reading: Literature and Subject-related Content" is to 3 key phrases: "Particular Topic", "Context" and "Reading Literature". CCSS Alignment Strand Numbers for Specific Grades: Particular Topic: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 4.6. 5.6, 6.6, 7.6, 8.6, 9-10.6, 11-12.6 Context: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4a, 3.4a, 4.4a, 5.4a, 6.4a, 7.4a, 8.4a, 9-10.4a, 11-12.4a Reading: Literature: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: RL.2.4, RL.3.4, RL.4.4. RL.5.4, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.4, RL.11-12.4 Reading: Informational Text: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: RI.2.4, RI.3.4, RI.4.4. RI.5.4, RI.6.4, RI.7.4, RI.8.4, RI.9-10.4, RI.11-12.4
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A vocabulary word list for The Killer Angels are in 6 word lists of 15 vocabulary words each. All words have Definitions and Part of Speech!

  • Word List for The Killer Angels #1:
    1. disunion (noun) – the state of being disunited; separation
    2. polyglot (adj.) – speaking, writing, written in, or composed of several different languages
    3. rhetoric (noun) – the art or study of using language persuasively and effectively
    4. eerie (adj.) – inspiring inexplicable fear, dread or uneasiness; strange and frightening
    5. imperious (adj.) – arrogantly domineering or overbearing
    6. spectacle (noun) – a public performance or display, especially one on a large or lavish scale
    7. wanly (adv.) – unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
    8. inarticulate (adj.) – incomprehensible as speech or language; unable to speak; speechless
    9. probed (verb) – to delve into; investigate
    10. studiously (adv.) – given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation
    11. insolent (adj.) – presumptuous or insulting in manner or speech; arrogant
    12. sheaf (noun) – a collection of items held or bound together
    13. rupture (verb) – to break open; burst
    14. adjutant (noun) – a staff officer who helps a commandeering officers with administrative affairs
    15. contemptuous (adj.) – manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful
  • Word List for The Killer Angels #2:
    1. cupola (noun) – a dome-like structure surmounting a roof or dome, often used as a lookout
    2. placidly (adv.) – satisfied; complacent; calm or quiet
    3. brooding (verb) – to be deep in thought; meditating
    4. valiantly (adv) – possessing valor; brave
    5. pickets (noun) – a detachment of one or more troops held in readiness to advance or to warn of an enemy’s approach
    6. pennant (noun) – a long, tapering, usually triangular flag used for signaling or identification
    7. cavalier (adj.) – showing arrogant or off-hand disregard; dismissive
    8. reproachfully (adv.) – expressing reproach or blame
    9. sentinels (noun) – one that keeps guard; a sentry
    10. poised (adj.) – assured; composed
    11. perpetually (adv.) – lasting for eternity
    12. convulse (verb) – to shake or agitate violently
    13. shoal (noun) – a large group; a crowd
    14. parley (noun) – a discussion or conference, especially one between enemies over terms of truce or other matters
    15. pungent (adj.) – affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp acrid sensation
  • Word List for The Killer Angels #3:
    1. haughtily (adj.) – scornfully and condescendingly proud
    2. brusque (adj.) – abrupt or curt in manner or speech
    3. ribald (adj.) – characterized by or indulging in lewd or vulgar humor
    4. indelible (adj.) – impossible to move, erase, or wash away; permanent
    5. raucous (adj.) – rough sounding and harsh
    6. inconsolable (adj.) – impossible or difficult to console; despondent
    7. requisition (verb) – to demand, as for military needs
    8. conscripted (verb) – to enroll compulsory into service; draft
    9. ineradicable (adj.) – incapable of being eradicated
    10. motley (adj.) – having elements of great variety; heterogeneous
    11. lustrous (adj.) – having a sheen or glow
    12. quixotic (adj.) – idealistic; without regard to practicality
    13. depreciating (verb) – to lessen the value of
    14. docile (adj.) – ready and willing to be taught; teachable
    15. astride (prep) – situated on both sides of
  • Word List for The Killer Angels #4:
    1. repulse (verb) – to drive back; repel
    2. indisposition (noun) – disinclination; unwillingness
    3. volatile (adj.) – tending to vary often or widely; inconstant
    4. galling (adj.) – causing extreme irritation or chagrin; vexing
    5. implements (noun) – a tool or instrument used or work
    6. bole (noun) – the trunk of a tree
    7. implacable (adj.) – impossible to placate or appease
    8. lewd (adj.) – preoccupied with desire; obscene
    9. unfathomable (adj.) – difficult to understand or comprehend
    10. bivouac (noun) – a temporary encampment, often in an unsheltered area
    11. discordant (adj.) – disagreeable; conflicting
    12. disreputable (adj.) – lacking respect, as in character, behavior, or appearance
    13. forbear (verb) – to hold back; refrain; to be tolerant
    14. eccentric (adj.) – deviating from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
    15. derisive (adj.) – mocking or jeering
  • Word List for The Killer Angels #5
    1. arbor (noun) – a shady resting place in a garden or park
    2. chortling (verb) – to utter a joyful laugh or chuckle
    3. competence (noun) – the state or quality of being adequately qualified; ability
    4. disdain (noun) – a show or feeling of contempt or scorn
    5. enfolding (verb) – to hold within limits; enclose
    6. caisson (noun) – a horse drawn vehicle used to carry ammunition or artillery
    7. sodden (adj.) – thoroughly soaked; saturated
    8. natty (adj.) – neat, trim, smart; dapper
    9. plume (noun) – a feather, especially a large and showy one
    10. reveled (verb) – to take great pleasure or delight; to make merry
    11. bawled (verb) – to cry or sob loudly; wail
    12. consultation (noun) – a conference at which advice is given and views are exchanged
    13. laconic (adj.) – using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise
    14. rabble (noun) – a tumultuous crowd; a mob
    15. roseate (adj.) – cheerful or bright; optimistic
  • Word List for The Killer Angels #6
    1. seminary (noun) – a place or environment where something is nurtured or developed; a school
    2. discretion (noun) – the ability or power to decide responsibly
    3. pompous (adj.) – characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity
    4. pontifically (adj.) – pompously self-important; pretentious
    5. reconnoiter (verb) – to make a preliminary inspection of, especially in order to gather military information
    6. mulish (adj.) – stubborn and intractable
    7. hallowed (adj.) – set apart as holy
    8. semblance (noun) – an outward or token appearance
    9. courier (noun) – a messenger, especially one on official diplomatic business
    10. caromed (verb) – to collide and rebound
    11. din (noun) – a jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds
    12. brogue (noun) – a heavy shoe of untanned leather, formerly worn in Scotland and Ireland
    13. enfilade (noun) – gunfire directed along the length of a target, such as a column of troops
    14. shroud (noun) – a cloth used to wrap a body for burial; a winding sheet
    15. elation (noun) – pathological euphoria sometimes accompanied by intense pleasure

    Thanks to R. Mahoney, the teacher contributor at www.myVocabulary.com for a vocabulary word list, definitions and parts of speech for The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara