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Q.4 7th Grade
Vocab Lab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crevice | a narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall. |
| mournful | feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful; sad. |
| profound | of deep meaning; of great and broadly inclusive significance: |
| stealth | cautious and surreptitious action or movement. |
| stifled | make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate or restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion). |
| awe | a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder. |
| amassed | to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period |
| surged | (of a crowd or a natural force) move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward. |
| vital | necessary to life |
| tremor | an involuntary quivering movement. |
| consequence | importance or relevance. |
| contemporaries | a person who lives at the same time or is about the same age as another |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration |
| insurmountable | too great to be overcome. |
| transfixed | cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment. |
| legitimate | conforming to the law or to rules. |
| intrude | put oneself deliberately into a place or situation where one is unwelcome or uninvited. |
| incisive | penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant. |
| bungling | the action or fact of carrying out a task clumsily or incompetently. |
| gawky | nervously awkward and ungainly. |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal. |
| mutilated | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect. |
| acute | Used to describe highly sensitive, keen, or sharp senses (e.g., "acute eyesight") or quick intelligence ("an acute observer"). |
| audacity | a confident, daring, or bold quality that is often considered shocking, rude, or disrespectful. |
| solution | the answer to a problem, the act or process of solving something, |
| drenched | to be thoroughly soaked, saturated, or covered with a liquid |
| incriminate | to make someone appear guilty of a crime or fault, or to provide evidence that suggests their involvement in wrongdoing. |
| flustered | being in a state of agitated confusion, nervousness, or embarrassment, often resulting in an inability to think or speak clearly |