Tier II/Academic Vocabulary These words require less time to learn These words require more time to learn (They are concrete or describe an object/event/ (They are abstract, have multiple meanings, are a part process/characteristic that is familiar to students) of a word family, or are likely to appear again in future texts) mystified alleviate passive contention from bluster posturing whip primitive compassion learned be triggered context welling can dwelling chagrin scrabbling Meaning wadded caught his fancy trap (trap line) notched state of exaltation muzzle justify bulged snowballed provided phony lobe be tuned up to fairly smoking slithered needs jagged musher contrary to popular demand Meaning literally on the scramble down
Tier II/Academic Vocabulary These words require less time to learn (They are concrete or describe an object/event/ process/characteristic that is familiar to students) These words require more time to learn (They are abstract, have multiple meanings, are a part of a word family, or are likely to appear again in future texts) Meaning can be learned from context mystified alleviate passive bluster whip compassion triggered welling dwelling chagrin scrabbling wadded contention posturing primitive Meaning needs to be provided caught his fancy notched muzzle bulged phony tuned up fairly smoking slithered jagged musher contrary to popular demand literally on the scramble down trap (trap line) state of exaltation justify snowballed lobe
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