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Fall 2018
Twenty Vocabulary Words from 1st Quarter ELA 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ELECTIVE | (NOUN) AN OPTIONAL COURSE OR SUBJECT |
| SCOWL | (VERB) TO MAKE A FACIAL EXPRESSION OF DISLIKE OR DISPLEASURE |
| QUIVER | (VERB) TO SHAKE OR TREMBLE FROM FEAR, COLD, OR A STRONG EMOTION |
| FEROCITY | (NOUN) THE QUALITY OF BEING FIERCE, SAVAGE, OR RELENTLESS |
| PROPEL | (VERB) TO PUSH OR DRIVE FORWARD OR ONWARD |
| CONVICTION | (NOUN) A STRONGLY HELD OR FIRM BELIEF |
| LINGER | (VERB) TO BE SLOW IN LEAVING OR GOING AWAY |
| TRUDGE | (VERB) TO WALK SLOWLY AND HEAVILY, AS THOUGH WITH GREAT EFFORT |
| BLUFF | (VERB) TO MISLEAD OR DECEIVE |
| SHEEPISHLY | (ADVERB) TO ACT IN A SHY, BASHFUL, OR EMBARRASSED WAY |
| AFFIX | (VERB) TO ATTACH SOMETHING |
| IDEAL | (ADJECTIVE) CONFORMING TO A STANDARD OF PERFECTION OR EXCELLENCE |
| ABUNDANT | (ADJECTIVE) EXISTING IN LARGE AMOUNTS |
| PHENOMENON | (NOUN) AN USUAL OR SIGNIFICANT NATURAL OCCURRENCE THAT CAN BE OBSERVED |
| NEUTRAL | (ADJECTIVE) NOT TAKING A SIDE IN A DISPUTE OR QUARREL |
| DEPRIVE | (VERB) TO WITHHOLD OR TAKE SOMETHING IMPORTANT AWAY |
| FORTUITOUS | (ADJECTIVE) HAPPENING BY CHANCE OR LUCK |
| ANTICIPATE | (VERB) TO LOOK FORWARD TO OR TO EXPECT |
| FORTIFY | (VERB) TO MAKE SOMETHING STRONGER |
| INQUISITIVE | (ADJECTIVE) TO BE INCLINED TO ASK QUESTIONS OR SEEK INFORMATION. |