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7th Grade Vocab-10
Unit Ten Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bellow | to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar |
| beneficiary | one who benefits from something |
| botch | to repair or patch poorly |
| clutter | to fill or cover in a disorderly way |
| dilapidated | falling apart or ruined, run-down |
| dismantle | to take apart |
| farce | a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings |
| futile | not successful, failing to have any result; useless |
| grueling | very tiring, calling for an extreme effort |
| hospitable | offering friendly or generous treatment to guests |
| lair | the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout |
| lavish | overly generous, extravagant |
| morbid | in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy |
| notorious | widely known because of bad conduct |
| pamper | to allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward |
| parasite | an organism that lives in or on another organism |
| shirk | to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty |
| surplus | an amount beyond what is required, excess |
| timidity | the state of being easily frightened |
| veto | the power to forbid or prevent |
| bellow | a loud, angry roar |
| beneficiary | a person who is left money or other property |
| botch | a hopelessly bungled job |
| clutter | a state of disorder; mess |
| farce | a ridiculous sham |
| hospitable | open to anything new or strange |
| lavish | to spend or give freely |
| morbid | caused by or related to disease |
| surplus | more than what is needed |
| veto | to prohibit, reject |
| botch | to make a mess of |
| dismantle | to strip of something |