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7th Grade - 19 & 20
Hoxie - Review for Vocabulary Lessons 19 and 20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| buttress | n - a support built against a wall for reinforcement v - to support; to reinforce |
| defensible | adj - capable of being protected or defended |
| durable | adj - sturdy or long-lasting |
| fortify | v - to strengthen or make secure |
| invigorate | v - to fill with life, energy, or strength |
| potent | adj - powerful; strong |
| quell | v - to pull down by force; to overpower OR to calm something |
| recalcitrant | adj - stubbornly refusing to do something; not following orders |
| resistant | adj - opposed to or defending against OR not giving in; able to withstand or remain the same despite outside forces |
| valor | n - courage or boldness |
| discard | v - to throw away |
| dispel | v - to rid one's mind of an idea |
| disperse | v - to scatter in different directions |
| displaced | adj - removed from a place |
| disqualify | v - to declare unfit to participate |
| evict | v - to force out of a place |
| excise | v - to cut out, or to remove as if by cutting |
| exile | n - forced removal from one's country OR a person forced out of a country v - to for out of a country |
| extinguish | v - to put out a fire or a light OR to put an end to |
| purge | v - purify; completely get rid of something harmful |
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