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7th Vocabulary 9&10
Hoxie - Review Lessons 9 and 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aspire | verb - to have a great ambition or desire; to strive for |
| covet | verb - to strongly desire something belonging to another OR to long for; to crave |
| envy | noun - a feeling of jealousy verb - to feel jealous |
| inclination | noun - a preference; a tendency to act in a certain way OR a slant or a leaning |
| persevere | verb - to continue trying despite difficulties |
| reluctant | adj - unwilling; not wanting to do something |
| tantalize | verb - to tempt but deny satisfaction |
| wary | adj - watchful and cautious |
| willful | adj - stubbornly determined to do what one wants |
| wistful | adj - full of sad wishing or longing |
| aesthetic | noun - a standard of artistic beauty adj - referring to artistic beauty or the appreciation of good taste |
| artisan | noun - a craftsperson; a skilled manual laborer |
| audition | noun - a tryout; a short performance given to try out for a part in a show |
| ceramics | noun - objects made from clay or other combinations of minerals baked at high temperature |
| encore | noun - an additional performance demanded by an audience immediately after a program |
| medley | noun - a group of excerpts from musical pieces blended into one longer number |
| mural | noun - a large image on a wall or ceiling |
| ornate | adj - heavily and often excessively decorated |
| palette | noun - a thin board on which an artist mixes paint of different colors OR a range of colors used in a painting or by an artist |
| pantomime | noun - acting that uses gestures and facial expressions without speech verb - to express without speaking |