Hadley 7th Grade Weeks 10-18

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  1. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  2. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  3. futile
    producing no result or effect
  4. entice
    provoke someone to do something through persuasion
  5. marginal
    at or constituting a border or edge
  6. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  7. verify
    confirm the truth of
  8. tension
    the action of stretching something tight
  9. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  10. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  11. unscathed
    not injured
  12. disputatious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  13. embezzle
    appropriate fraudulently to one's own use
  14. wayward
    resistant to guidance or discipline
  15. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  16. timidity
    fear of the unknown or fear of making decisions
  17. abnormal
    not typical or usual or regular
  18. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  19. interpret
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  20. inflict
    impose something unpleasant
  21. luster
    the property of something that shines with reflected light
  22. barren
    completely wanting or lacking
  23. cache
    a hidden storage space
  24. fallible
    wanting in moral strength, courage, or will
  25. heartrending
    causing or marked by grief or anguish
  26. inflammable
    easily ignited
  27. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
  28. narrative
    an account that tells the particulars of an act or event
  29. legitimate
    in accordance with accepted standards or principles
  30. wince
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  31. yearn
    desire strongly or persistently
  32. bewilder
    cause to be confused emotionally
  33. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  34. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
  35. haggle
    an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
  36. fact
    a piece of information about events that have occurred
  37. synthesize
    combine and form a complex whole
  38. seethe
    foam as if boiling
  39. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
  40. agitation
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  41. implore
    beg or request earnestly and urgently
  42. inimitable
    matchless
  43. diminish
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  44. dupe
    fool or hoax
  45. informative
    serving to instruct or enlighten
  46. stereotype
    a conventional or formulaic conception or image
  47. mar
    cause to become imperfect
  48. indisposed
    somewhat ill or prone to illness
  49. notorious
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  50. overture
    orchestral music at the beginning of an opera or musical
  51. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
  52. quench
    satisfy, as thirst
  53. ratify
    approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
  54. revere
    regard with feelings of respect
  55. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  56. officiate
    perform a ceremony or religious ritual
  57. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  58. procure
    get by special effort
  59. recompense
    make payment to
  60. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  61. shirk
    avoid one's assigned duties
  62. stodgy
    excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
  63. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  64. cite
    make reference to
  65. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  66. oppress
    come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
  67. peevish
    easily irritated or annoyed
  68. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
  69. remnant
    a small part remaining after the main part no longer exists
  70. scrimp
    be very thrifty or frugal
  71. argument
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  72. claim
    assert or affirm strongly
  73. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  74. credibility
    the quality of being believable or trustworthy
  75. mariner
    a person who serves as a sailor
  76. stalemate
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  77. transparent
    able to be seen through with clarity
  78. vanquish
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
  79. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
  80. plagiarism
    taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
  81. etymology
    a history of a word
  82. mononucleosis
    an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
Created on 五月 17, 2013 (updated 五月 17, 2013)

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