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WW Lesson 18
Vocabulary Words and Definitions for SIS Grade 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To praise strongly or applaud loudly | Acclaim |
| Strong praise or loud applause; approval | Acclaim |
| One who is not tolerant of those people who are different in some way; a prejudiced person | Bigot |
| To have a strong and envious desire for, especially for something belonging to another | Covet |
| Dead | Deceased |
| One who has died recently | Deceased |
| Causing fear or apprehension | Formidable |
| Difficult | Formidable |
| A section of the city occupied by a minority group of people, usually because of poverty or social pressure | Ghetto |
| Very important | Momentous |
| To weigh down with worry | Oppress |
| To keep down by severe and unjust use of force | Oppress |
| To defeat utterly and completely | Overwhelm |
| To deeply affect the mind or emotions of | Overwhelm |
| To upset; to turn over | Overwhelm |
| To become aware of through the senses, especially the sense of sight | Perceive |
| To take in information through the mind | Perceive |
| The first performance of a play, film, etc. | Premiere |
| Expected or likely to happen or become | Prospective |
| To refuse in a scornful way | Spurn |
| Faithful; true; strong | Staunch |
| A dominant idea, as in art, literature, or music; a topic or subject of | Theme |
| A short essay on a single subject | Theme |
| A series of musical notes on which variations are made; a melody that is associated with a film or television show | Theme |