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Literature
7th Grade
05/23/2011

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Term
brawl
Definition
n - fight; noisy quarrel
syn.- scuffle
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detest
Definition
v -- to hate
syn. - abhor; ant. - love
Term
domestic
Definition
adj - native; not foreign
syn. - native; ant. - alien
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flagrant
Definition
adj. - extremely bad
syn. - gross; ant. - petty
Term
flaw
Definition
n - crack; defect
syn. - blemish
ant. - perfection
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fledgling
Definition
n - beginner
syn. - novice
ant. - pro
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fluster
Definition
v - agitated; confused
syn. - rattle
ant. - quiet
Term
foremost
Definition
adj. - chief; most important
syn. - leading
ant. - last
Term
momentum
Definition
n - the force or speed in which an object moves
syn. - drive
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notable
Definition
adj. - striking; deserving special notice
syn. - noteworthy
ant. - unknown
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nurture
Definition
v - to bring up; to further development of
syn. - raise
ant. - neglect
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paradox
Definition
n - self-contradictory; seemingling contradictory
syn. - riddle
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perjury
Definition
n - act of swearing to a lie
syn. - false witness
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presume
Definition
v - to dare
syn. - trespass
Term
prior
Definition
adj. - former
syn. - previous
ant. - later
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proficient
Definition
adj. - skilled
syn. - able
ant. - inept
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salvo
Definition
n - a burst of gun fire
syn. - barrage
Term
amiss
Definition
adj. - faulty; imperfect
syn. - awry
ant. - properly
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vigilant
Definition
adj. - wide awake; alert to signs of danger
syn. - attentive
ant. - sleepy
Term
wrath
Definition
n - intense anger
syn. - rage
ant. - favor
Term
abnormal
Definition
adj. - not usual
syn. - freakish
ant. - normal
Term
capsize
Definition
v - to flip over
syn. - overturn
ant. - upright
Term
catastrophe
Definition
n - failure
syn. - calamity
ant. - triumph
Term
decrease
Definition
v - make less
syn. - lessen
ant. - grow
Term
disputatious
Definition
adj. - inclined to argue
syn. - contentious
ant. - pacific
Term
eject
Definition
v - evict
syn. - expel
ant. - insert
Term
flourish
Definition
v - to grow
syn. prosper
ant. - die
Term
incentive
Definition
n - reason for doing something
syn. - spur
ant. - curb
Term
insubordinate
Definition
adj. - rebellious
syn. - unruly
ant. - docile
Term
legible
Definition
adj. - easily read
syn. - clear
ant. - unreadable
Term
nub
Definition
n - knob; lump
syn. - crux
ant. - edge
Term
onslaught
Definition
n - violent attack
syn. - onset
Term
ordain
Definition
v - to order
syn. - annoint
ant. - veto
Term
outstrip
Definition
v - exceed
syn. - outdo
ant. - trail
Term
pervade
Definition
v - spread throughout
syn. - saturate
Term
prudent
Definition
adj. - careful
syn. - wary
ant. - rash
Term
quench
Definition
v - end
syn. - douse
ant. - ignite
Term
remnant
Definition
n - a small part remaining behind
syn. - residue
Term
simultaneous
Definition
adj. - happening at the same time
syn. - concurrent
ant. - occuring at different times
Term
swerve
Definition
v - to turn sharply
syn. - veer
Term
anonymous
Definition
adj. - unnamed
syn. - nameless
Term
browse
Definition
v - graze
syn. - skim
ant. - cover
Term
dupe
Definition
n - guilible
syn. - fool
ant. - undeceive
Term
dynamic
Definition
adj. - active
syn. - vigorous
ant. - lazy
Term
eradicate
Definition
v - root out
syn. - uproot
ant. - foster
Term
frustrate
Definition
v - to prevent
syn. - thwart
ant. - help
Term
grim
Definition
adj. - stern
syn. - dreadful
ant. - mild
Term
inimitable
Definition
adj. - incapable of being copied
syn. - matchless
Term
makeshift
Definition
n - substitute
syn. - stopgap
ant. - solid
Term
marginal
Definition
adj. - near the edge of the margin
syn. - minimal
ant. - central
Term
pending
Definition
adj. - waiting
syn. - unseated
ant. - settled
Term
prescribe
Definition
v - to order
syn. - specify
Term
preview
Definition
n - seen in advance
syn. - foretaste
Term
prominent
Definition
adj. - easily seen
syn. - noticeable
ant. - obscure
Term
quaint
Definition
adj. - odd or old-fashioned
syn. - strange
ant. - familiar
Term
reluctant
Definition
adj. - unwilling
syn. - loath
ant. - willing
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scrimp
Definition
v - short
syn. - economize
ant. - splurge
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snare
Definition
v - to trap
syn. - entrap
ant. - liberate
Term
utmost
Definition
adj. - greatest
syn. - best
ant. - least
Term
vengeance
Definition
n - punishment
syn. - revenge
ant. - pardon
Term
mystify
Definition
to confuse
Term
chastise
Definition
to punish severely
Term
aptitude
Definition
ability to learn
Term
regulate
Definition
to govern
Term
rehabilitate
Definition
to restore
Term
wield
Definition
to put to good use
Term
meticulously
Definition
overly careful
Term
throng
Definition
a large number of people gathered together
Term
annex
Definition
to add
Term
prohibition
Definition
not allowed
Term
obsolete
Definition
no longer in use
Term
fretful
Definition
likely to fret; irritable
Term
phenomenon
Definition
a rare or important fact or event; exceptional
Term
isolation
Definition
to be cut off
Term
syringe
Definition
device used to inject fluids
Term
churn
Definition
to stir or shake violently; a container in which milk or cream is stirred or shaken in making butter
Term
recreation
Definition
refreshment of mind or body after work or worry; diversion
Term
permeate
Definition
to spread throughout
Term
carnage
Definition
great destruction of life (as in battle)
Term
freakish
Definition
a strange, abnormal, or unusual person, thing, or event
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