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Vocab Unit TestPart1

Vocab Unit Test Part 1 Mrs.Christoff 7th grade Vocab Review Test

TermDefinition
1. foretaste (n.) an advance indication, sample, or warning
1. humdrum (adj.) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation
1. insinuate (v.) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly
1. interminable (adj.) endless, so long as to seem endless
1. recompense (v.) to pay back, give a reward; (n.) a payment for loss, service, or injury
2. unscathed (adj.) wholly unharmed, not injured
2. indignant (adj.) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean; feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
3. goad (v.) to provoke into action; drive or urge on; (n.) something used to drive or urge on
3. peevish (adj.) cross, complaining, irritable; contrary, temperamental
3. seethe (v.) to boil or foam; to be filled with an intense emotional response
4. malignant (adj.) deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious
4. mortify (v.) to hurt someone's feelings deeply, to cause someone to be embarrassed, ashamed or humiliated
4. orthodox (adj.) in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things, traditional
4. wayward (adj.) disobedient, willful; unpredictable, difficult to control
5. entreat (v.) to beg, implore, plead, or ask earnestly
5. substantial (adj.) large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material
6. dupe (n.) a person easily tricked or deceived; (v.) to deceive someone
6. eradicate (v.) to root out, get rid of, destroy completely
6. inimitable (adj.) not capable of being copied or imitated; unique
6. quaint (adj.) odd or old fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made
7. flagrant (adj.) extremely bad, glaring; scandalous
7. fledgling (n.) an inexperienced person, beginner; a young bird about to leave the nest; (adj.) inexperienced, budding
7. salvo (n.) a burst of gunfire or cannon shot, often as attribute or salute; a sudden burst of anything; a spirited verbal attack
7. wrath (n.) intense anger
8. disputatious (adj.) inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate; argumentative
8. insubordinate (adj.) refusing order and defiant to someone in authority, disobedient, rebellious
8. onslaught (n.) a fierce destructive or violent attack; a sudden rush of something
9. canvass (v.) to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss
9. downtrodden (adj.) treated unfairly and cruelly by people in power, oppressed
9. melancholy (adj.) sad, gloomy, unhappy; (n.) sadness, gloominess
10. beneficiary (n.) one who benefits from something; a person who or other property in a will
10. dilapidated (adj.) falling apart or ruined, run-down
10. shirk (v.) to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink
11. implore (v.) to beg earnestly or desperately for
11. misdemeanor (n.) a crime of offense that is less serious than a felony; any minor misbehavior or wrongdoing
11. mull (v.) to think about deeply and at length, to ponder; to grind or mix; to heat and flavor with spices
12. cache (n.) a collection of items in a hiding place; something hidden or stored
12. despondent (adj.) sad, without hope, discouraged Note: people are despondent
12. heartrending (adj.) to cause mental pain or anguish
12. lethargic (adj.) unnaturally sleepy; dull, slow-moving; indifferent
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