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    CCSS Alignment Strand Numbers for Specific Grades:
    Precise Meaning: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4e, 3.4d, 4.4c, 5.4c, 6.4c, 7.4c, 8.4c, 9-10.4c, 11-12.4c
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    St. Patrick Day Definition Match -- myVocabulary.com

    Directions:
    MATCH the St. Patrick Day vocabulary word list with definitions of 18 words in the right hand column. Use the pull down Select bar to choose the correct letter match.
    When you hit Submit, you will get back the correct answers for the St. Patrick Day Definition Match word puzzle as well as the percentage score for correct answers.
    Clue:
    This St. Patrick's Day word list comes from the St. Patrick's Day word puzzles that include a Definition Match, Interactive Word Puzzle, Fill-in-the-Blanks, Word Search, Crossword, Reading Passage and True or False activity.
    You have permission to make a hard copy of the St. Patrick's Day Definition Matchfor vocabulary study at home or in classes.
    Word List
     
    1) smithereens
    2) SaintPatrick
    3) sweepstakes
    4) shillelagh
    5) shimmer
    6) boycott
    7) banshee
    8) boondoggle
    9) scones
    10) tanistry
    11) donnybrook
    12) shamrock
    13) leprechaun
    14) limerick
    15) blarney
    16) stew
    17) brogue
    18) stout
    Definition List
     
    A)  female spirit who wails
    B)  misleading nonsense
    C)  work of little or not value done merely to keep or look busy
    D)  to refuse to deal with
    E)  strong dialectical accent
    F)  classic knockdown brawl
    G)  small elf of Irish folklore
    H)  type of humorous poem
    I)  Patron Saint of Ireland
    J)  a light, biscuit-like quick bread
    K)  national symbol of Ireland
    L)  formidable club or stick
    M)  to shine or reflect a soft, tremulous light
    N)  fragments; bits
    O)  hearty meal
    P)  dark, sweet ale
    Q)  a race or other contest for which the prize consists of the stakes contributed by the various competitors
    R)  law of royal succession