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7th grade-study guide 3

ignite lavish merely accumulate descend
scenic economy pane lapse regret

Matching
Match each definition with a word.

1. beautiful/pleasant view or landscape

2. to start a fire; to start something

3. a small error; to come to an end

4. to give or spend freely; extremely fancy, expensive, etc.

5. the management of the finances and resources, etc. of a business, organization,

or country

6. to collect or build up over time

7. move downward

8. sheet of glass in a frame of a window, door, etc.

9. to feel sorrow, grief, or loss; to wish something didn't happen

10. only; this and nothing more

Complete the Sentence

Write the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

11. Not completing high school can become a huge ____ for many people.

12. Gossip can ____ a great deal of drama.

13. Your membership will ____ if you do not pay the fees.

14. Most people attempt to ____ wealth during their lifetime.

15. The tornado began to ____ over the farmer's field .

16. The class was ____ trying to have fun.

17. One country's ____ has great influence over that of another country.

18. That is a very expensive ____ of glass.

19. Mrs. Chamberlain will stay at a ____ hotel on her trip.

20. The porch gave us ____ view of the ocean.

Answer Key
1. scenic 8. pane 15. descend
2. ignite 9. regret 16. merely
3. lapse 10. merely 17. economy
4. lavish 11. regret 18. pane
5. economy 12. ignite 19. lavish
6. accumulate 13. lapse 20. scenic
7. descend 14. accumulate