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Irwin LA vocab
7th grade vocabulary for Lipscomb Academy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abut | (v.) to join at one end or be next to; prop up synonyms: border on, bolster |
| adage | (n.) a proverb, wise saying Synonyms: maxim, saw, aphorism |
| banter | (v.) to exchange playful remarks, tease (n.) talk that is playful and teasing synonyms: (n.) joking, raillery antonyms: (n.) serious talk |
| belittle | (v.) to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggest lack of importance or value. Synonyms: minimize, underrate, disparage |
| chafe | (v.) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk,; to strain or press against; (n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing Synonyms: (v.) irritate, scrape antonyms: (v.) soothe, mollify, please, elate |
| churlish | (adj.) lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with; rude Synonyms: surly, ill tempered Antonyms: courteous, civil, well- mannered |
| collaborate | (v.) to work with, work together Synonyms: team up, join forces Antonyms: work alone |
| crony | (n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy Antonyms: enemy, rival |
| fervent | (adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, burning, blazing, scorching Antonyms: blase', apathetic, restrained, emotionless |
| glut | (v.) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing (n.) an oversupply synonyms: (v) flood, inundate (n.) surplus, plethora antonyms: (n.) shortage, scarcity, dearth, paucity |
| hover | (v.) to float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around Synonyms: linger, waver, seesaw Antonym: soar |
| instill | (v.) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in Synonyms: implant, infuse, inculcate Antonyms: root out, eradicate, extirpate |
| legendary | ( adj) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life Synonyms: mythical, fabulous, famous, celebrated |
| parry | (v.) to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement on fencing and other sportsmanship |
| plummet | (v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line Synonym: (v.) take a nosedive Antonyms: (v.) soar, skyrocket |
| prodigy | (n.) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent Synonyms: marvel, wonder, freak, genius Antonyms: dumbbell, dunce, dullard |
| promontory | (n.) a high point of land extending into water Synonyms: cliff, headland |
| prone | (adj.) lying face down; inclined, likely Synonyms: prostrate, liable, apt Antonyms: standing, upright, unlikely |
| pseudonym | (v.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer Synonym: nom de plume |
| ravage | (v.) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (n.) ruinous damage, destruction Synonym: (v.) wreck, devastate Antonym: (v.) spare |
| repercussion | (n.) an effect or conquence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation Antonyms: cause, source |
| rubble | (n.) broken stones or bricks; ruins Synonyms: wreckage, debris |
| servile | (adj.) of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave, menial; lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive Synonyms: slavish, groveling, fawning Antonyms: mastery, overbearing |
| sustain | (v.) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of Synonyms: foster, maintain |
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Rachel Smiley
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