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Lesson 7 vocab.

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1. badger verb to harass persistently; to annoy I badgered my brother until he gave me a turn on the xbox. syn: pester; hassle ant: delight; please
2. benevolent adjective showing, doing, or resulting in good; kindhearted The benevolent philanthropist gave $2500 to the charity. syn: compassionate; generous ant: selfish; mean
3. elapse verb to slip by, as in time During exams, time elapsed quicker than expected. syn: pass
4. fitful adjective stopping and starting intermittenly My fitful sleep caused me to be tired all day. syn: erratic; irregular ant: constant; steady
5. genre noun a category; a type My favorite genre of book is Fictional Action-Adventure. syn: sort; class
6. haven noun a place of safety; a sanctuary The window seat alcove in my aunt's house is my reading haven. syn: refuge; shelter
7. immaterial adjective of little or no importance; irrelavent If you are happy, it is immaterial whether or not you have money. syn: unimportant; insignificant ant: pertinent; applicable
8. innate adjective possessed from birth; inborn; inherent Breathing and swallowing are two innate qualities. syn: instinctive; hereditary ant: acquired; learned
9. kindle verb to set fire to; to catch fire The building burned down when the pyromaniac kindled it. syn: ignite ant: extinguish
10. listless adjective lacking energy; unenthusiastic The listless students groaned when they received homework. syn: lethargic ant: energetic; animated
11. meager adjective lacking abundance; inadequate; scanty We went to the store because our meager supply of food needed to be replenished. syn: paltry; insufficient ant: ample; sufficient
12. octogenarian noun someone between eighty and eighty-nine years old The octogenarian speaker told the class about the civil war.
13. permeate verb to spread of flow through; to penetrate throughout The rain permeated my thin sweater.
14. republic noun a government in which citizens elect officials to represent them The republic government failed when representatives sopped listening to the people.
15. tether noun a rope or chain used to restrain the weak tether on the dog could not hold him back.
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