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7th gr unit 2b vocab
7th gr unit 2b vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| endless | interminable |
| so long as to seem endless | interminable |
| to ask questions | interrogate |
| examine by questioning | interrogate |
| to pay back | recompense |
| a payment for loss, service, or injury | recompense |
| to repair | renovate |
| to restore to good condition | renovate |
| to make new again | renovate |
| a brief summary | resume |
| a short written account of one's education, working experience of qualifications for a job | resume |
| silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger or resentment | sullen |
| slow moving | sullen |
| sluggish | sullen |
| to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream | trickle |
| a small irregular quantity of anything | trickle |
| not important | trivial |
| ordinary or commonplace | trivial |
| a pause in fighting | truce |
| temporary peace | truce |
| evil, bad, spiteful | vicious |
| having bad habits or an ugly disposition | vicious |
| painfully severe or extreme | vicious |
| She was so happy and grateful that I felt more than __________ for all I had tried to do to help her. | recompensed |
| Cleaning up after the big party, which was supposed to take "just a few minutes" proved to be be an almost ________ task. | interminable |
| the judge said to the lawyer, "You have a right to _______ the witness, but there is no need to bully her." | interrogate |
| Though my dog Chelsea is huge and fierce looking, children are fond of her because she does not have a(n)________ disposition | vicious |
| I never would have thought that so bitter and long lasting a quarrel could result in such a(n) _____ and unimportant cause. | trivial |
| WE need large sums of money to keep our school system going, but we are getting only a(n) ____ of funds from the state | trickle |
| Our kitchen has been a mess this summer, but my mom is attempting to _________ it. | renovate |
| After the warning from my mother, my brother and I decided to call a _______ and temporarily stop fighting over the fron seat. | truce |
| When my mom applied for her new job, she had to update her ________ so the interviewer could learn about my mother's work experience, skills and abilities, and educational background. | resume |
| The suspect's oly reaction to the detective's question was a wry smile and ________ silence. | sullen |