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Vocabulary Words Lessons 1-3
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General Vocab
7th Grade
09/03/2015

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articulate
Definition
adjective: well spoken; clear verb: to speak clearly and distinctly
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crux
Definition
noun: the main or most important point or feature
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debris
Definition
noun: scattered remnants; rubble
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decry
Definition
verb: to condemn or disapprove openly
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eminent
Definition
adjective: famous; prominent
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harass
Definition
verb: to torment continually; to irritate
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opportune
Definition
adjective: happening at a convenient time; favorable
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refuse
Definition
verb: to decline to accept or allow noun: diacarded items; trash
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skeptical
Definition
adjective: doubting; disbelieving
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successor
Definition
noun: one who inherits, will inherit, or is next-in-line for a position or title
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sullen
Definition
adjective: miserable; gloomy; somber
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tinge
Definition
verb: 1. to tint
2. to affect slightly
noun: a small amount of an added color
or characteristic
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trivial
Definition
adjective: of little importance
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unkempt
Definition
adjective: maintained poorly; untidy
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belittle
Definition
verb: to speak of someone or something
as small or unimportant; to
speak of negatively
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concoct
Definition
verb: to devise cleverly; to invent
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decade
Definition
noun: ten years
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diverse
Definition
adjective: differing from each other;
many and distinctly unalike
Term
enunciate
Definition
verb: to speak articulately; to express
clearly
Term
hurtle
Definition
verb: 1. to move with great speed and
force
2. to throw forcefully; to hurl
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improvise
Definition
verb: 1. to do or make with no
preparation
2. to fashion using only
immediately available
materials
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jostle
Definition
verb: to bump, push, or shove
Term
libel
Definition
noun: the act of printing a false
statement that harms someone's
reputation
verb: to defame someone by publishing
false statements
Term
mammoth
Definition
adjective: huge
noun: a large, hairy, extinct
elephant
Term
paradox
Definition
noun: a statement or situation that is true, but seems impossible or self-contradictory
Term
realm
Definition
noun: a domain; a field; a territory
Term
undermine
Definition
verb: to weaken by wearing away the
foundation or support
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amity
Definition
noun: friendship
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cater
Definition
verb: to supply what is needed or
desired, especially support or
food
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guise
Definition
noun: a false appearance
Term
inconsequential
Definition
adjective: of little or no importance; irrelevant; without consequence
Term
jubilant
Definition
adjective: joyous, especially because
of success
Term
placate
Definition
verb: to calm; to pacify
Term
preclude
Definition
verb: to prevent
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repress
Definition
verb: to hold back or put down with
force; to suppress
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saturate
Definition
verb: to fill or soak to capacity
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succumb
Definition
verb; to submit reluctantly; to yield
Term
tranquil
Definition
adjective: calm; peaceful
Term
venomous
Definition
adjective: 1. poisonous
2. intentionally harmful;
malevolent
Term
wrest
Definition
verb: to obtaion through force, usually
by twisting and turning violently
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