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7th Grade Lesson 03
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| admonish | to warn to criticize gently |
| aghast | struck with horror; shocked |
| annihilate | to destroy completely; to reduce to utter ruin |
| benefactor | a person who provides help, especially by giving money |
| bestow | to give as an honor; to present as a gift |
| devious | having many twists and turns; winding sneaky; not frank or honest |
| devoid | lacking; empty; entirely without |
| heed | to pat attention to attention; notice |
| mortal | a human being, especially as contrasted with a god causing death; fatal very severe |
| muse | to think about in a quiet, careful way |
| pioneer | a person who goes before others and opens the way for them to follow |
| plague | a deadly disease that spreads rapidly from person to person anything that causes destruction or suffering or distress |
| subside | to sink to a lower level to become quieter or less active |
| unwitting | not done on purpose; unintended |
| wrath | forceful anger; fury |