Advanced 7th Grade Unit: Set 1

vocabulary word & part of speech apt

usage = how the word is commonly used in a sentence D = definition E = Examples/Associations A = Antonym D: (adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn E: A:

awry

D: (adj. adv.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hopedfor course E: A:

bludgeon

D: (n.) a short club used as a weapon (v.) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point E: A:

capitulate

D: (v.) to end resistance, give up, surrender E: A:

chafe

D: (v) to wear sore by rubbing; annoy; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk (n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing E: A:

defile

D: (v.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of

E: A:

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dire
D: (adj.) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster E: A:

disarming

D: (adj.) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion E: A:

disgruntled

D: (part., adj.) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed E: A:

encroach

D: (v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass E: A:

endow

D: (v.) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality E: A:

fend

D: (v.) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage E: A:

impunity

D: (n.) freedom from punishment E: A:

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mien

D: (n.) air, manner; appearance; expression E: A:

penal

D: (adj.) having to do with punishment E: A:

pertinent

D: (adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point E: A:

predominant

D: (adj.) the greatest in strength or power; most common E: A:

prodigy

D: (n.) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent E: A:

recluse

D: (n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world E: A:

renown

D: (n.) fame, glory E: A:

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