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7th Grade - 17&18
Hoxie - Review of Vocabulary Lessons 17 and 18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| agile | adj - able to move quickly and easily OR mentally alert; sharp |
| dawdle | v - to take more time than necessary; to move slowly |
| distort | v - to change something so as to make OR to twist out of the usual shape |
| itinerary | n - the route for a journey |
| mobilize | v - to prepare or to organizes for a purpose OR to prepare for a fight or for war |
| modify | v - to change or adjust; to alter |
| quiver | v - to tremble or shake |
| recede | v - to go back; to retreat; to move away |
| supplant | v - to replace |
| traverse | v - to travel or pass across, over, or through |
| belittle | v - to make a person or thing seem unimportant or without value |
| envelop | v - to wrap within; to surround entirely |
| exploit | v - to use to the greatest possible advantage OR to make use of selfishly and unfairly n - an exciting or heroic adventure or deed |
| facilitate | v - to make easier or to hep along; to assist |
| foresake | v - to abandon; to give something up |
| impair | v - to make worse; to damage |
| inflict | v- to cause pain; to do something unpleasant or publishing |
| inhumane | adj - brutal; cruel; lacking kindness and pity |
| rehabilitate | v - to restore to a healthy or good condition |
| rejuvenate | v - to make young or vigorous again |