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Vocab 7th grade
Stack #182880
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dormant (adjective) | not active, sleeping or sluggish |
| sheen (noun) | a bright shining condition , shininess |
| squalling ( verb) | crying or screaming with a harsh sound |
| allotted ( verb) | given or assigned a share or portion |
| aromatic (adjective) | fragrant or having a pleasing smell |
| canebrakes (noun) | dense growth of cane plants |
| commotion (noun) | noisy excitement and confusion |
| baying (verb) | barking with long deep tones |
| sparsely (adverb) | not thickly grown or settled |
| dumbfounded (verb) | speechless with astonishment , amazed |
| festered ( verb) | becoming painful and inflamed, forming pus |
| calloused (adjective) (verb) | a}thickened and hardened ( as in skin or bark} b} lacking sympathy or sensitivity , unfeeling to make thick or hardened or to make unfeeling |
| bulged (verb) | swelled or curved outward |
| amends (noun) | changes for the better, something done to make up for a loss or injury a person has caused |
| provisions (noun) | a} supplies or materials, preparation b} condition or stipulation as part of an agreement |
| gunny sack {noun} | burlap sack made of coarse fabric |
| residential ( adjective} | place where people live , neighborhood |
| drastic (adjective) | severe, harsh |
| muster ( verb) (noun) | a} to assemble {as troops} for roll call or inspection b}to collect and display a} a formal inspection b} a critical examination |
| quavering (verb) | a} trembling or shaking b} to utter sound in trembling unsteady tones |
| romping (verb) | a} to run around or play in a wild way ( full of energy} b}to run or move forward easily and smoothly |
| vicious (adjective) | a} ferocious and violent b} dangerous and aggressive c} severe and malicious (intent to harm} |
| persistence (noun) | a} the quality of continuing steadily despite problems or difficulties |
| bewildered {verb} | a} to confuse or puzzle somebody completely |
| cunning (adjective) | a} clever or artful in a way that is intended to deceive b}showing skill, shrewdness( good judgment), or ingenuity (genius) in planning or doing something |
| predicament {noun} | a difficult, unpleasant or embarrassing situation from which there is no clear easy way out |
| trough (noun) | a} a long narrow open container that holds feed or water for animals b} a long, narrow open container used in industry in washing, kneading or mixing substances |
| berserk (adjective} | a} behaving in an uncontrolled way as a result of anger or irrational feelings |
| lithe (adjective) | about to move or bend the body lightly and gracefully |
| coax (verb) | a} to persuade someone gently to do something |
| nonchalantly (adjective} | calm and unconcerned about things |
| spellbound (adjective) | having your attention and interest held completely by somebody or something |
| cinch (noun) | a} something that can be done or achieved with very little effort |
| eddy (noun) | a movement in a flowing stream of liquid or gas in which a current doubes back to form a small whirl |
| flinty (adjective) | hard, inflexible and showing no emotion |
| trance (noun) | a state in which somebody is dazed or stunned or in some other way unaware of the environment and unable to respond to stimuli, hypnosis |
| bawl (verb) | a} to shout something in a loud and unusually aggressive voice b} to cry very loudly and energetically |
| leverage (noun) | a} the action a point of a lever pivoting about b}the mechanical advantage gained by using a lever |
| slough (noun) | a} a hole or low area in the ground filled with mud or water |
| disposition (noun) | a} somebody's usual mood or temperament b} a inclination or tendency to act in a particular way |
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