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Wordly Wise Lesson 9
Vocabulary Words and Definitions for SIS 7th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To make speechless with amazement | Dumbfound |
| To follow; to come as a result of or at a later time | Ensue |
| A particular period in history | Era |
| To thrive or prosper | Flourish |
| To wave in the air | Flourish |
| A sweeping motion | Flourish |
| A showy burst of music | Flourish |
| A fancy line or curve added to something written | Flourish |
| Soldiers stationed in a place to protect it | Garrison |
| A military place of protection, together with its soldiers and weapons | Garrison |
| Causing grief or pain; hard to bear | Grievous |
| To save and put away, especially secretly | Hoard |
| To cover, as with water from a flood | Inundate |
| To load with an excessive amount or number of something | Inundate |
| Impossible to defeat | Invincible |
| A member of a group that settles briefly in one place and then moves on to another | Nomad |
| To stop from being angry; to calm | Placate |
| Most important | Principal |
| A person or thing that is of the greatest importance | Principal |
| The head of a school | Principal |
| The sum of money owed, not including the interest | Principal |
| To move back or to drop to a lower level | Recede |
| To become fainter | Recede |
| Showing no mercy;pitiless | Ruthless |
| Something given up for the sake of another | Sacrifice |
| An offering to a god | Sacrifice |