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CaLifornia Common Core state standards
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Language standards
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
L .8 .5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings .
L .8 .5a
Interpret figures of speech (e .g . verbal irony, puns) in context .
L .8 .5b
Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words .
L .8 .5c
Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e .g ., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute) .
L .8 .6
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression .
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