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7AC-112217
7th grade academic Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdicate | v. to give up or renounce power |
| abrasive | Harsh in manner; aggressively direct and insensitive |
| abruptly | 1. Immediately, suddenly, quickly and without warning. 2. Broken off suddenly; curtly. |
| acknowledge | to admit the existence of; to express recognition or thanks for |
| acquire | 1. Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect. 2. Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes). |
| addict | 1. Someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms. 2. One enslaved by a habit. |
| adequate | 1. Able to satisfy a requirement satisfactory; suitable 2. Enough to meet the need, sufficient. |
| admonish | to caution against specific faults; warn; exhort; to remind by way of a warning; to indicate duties or obligations to; to express warning or disapproval to Gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner; to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement |
| affiliation | 1. Connection; association; adoption, as with an organization or club 2. An association with someone or something. |
| connotation | 1. The implied meaning of an expression. 2. All the emotions or feelings a word brings to mind. |
| consecutive | 1. In regular succession without gaps. 2. one thing after another without interruptions |
| consult | 1. to ask advice; to talk over something 2. to seek information or obtain advice |
| contrast | 1. The act of distinguishing by comparing differences. 2. A conceptual separation or demarcation. 3. To show the differences between things. |
| copious | 1. adj. abundant; plentiful; in great quantities 2. Yielding of containing plenty; affording ample supply. |
| correspond | To be similar or like in characteristics; to be equivalent or parallel in mathematics. |
| deceitful | Deliberately intending to deceive; dishonesty, trickery |
| irrelevant | Having no importance or connection with the subject at issue. |
| legendary | (adj.) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life |
| liaison | A person or channel for communication between groups. |
| libel | 1. a statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation or the person about whom it is made. 2. A defamatory publication in writing. |
| ludicrous | Laughable because of obvious absurdity, meriting scorn as absurdly inept. Synonyms include comical. |
| mandatory | 1. Required by a rule or by someone. 2. You don't have a choice; you have to do it |
| mitigate | 1. Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of. 2. Make less severe or harsh. |
| naive | 1. (adj.) innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience 2. Inexperienced; ready to accept without analyzing |
| narrate | 1. Provide commentary for a film, for example. 2. Narrate or give a detailed account of. |
| necessity | 1. Something that can't be done without; requirement. 2. the fact of being necessary. |
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