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General Vocab
7th Grade
01/08/2019

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Term
urchin (n.)
Definition

1. A mischievous and often poor young child in raggedly clothes

2. short for sea urchin

3. a hedgehog

Term
incite (v.)
Definition

1. to move to action

2. stir up

3. spur on

4.urge on

Term
brazen (adj.)
Definition

1. made of brass

2. sounding harsh and loud

3. of the color of polished brass

4. marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness

Term
ire (n.)
Definition

1. intense and usually openly displayed anger (anger)

Term
rouse (v.)
Definition

1. to cause to break from cover

2. to arouse from 

3. to stir up

Term
sassy (adj.)
Definition

1. lively, bold

2. full of spirit

Term
entrepreneur (n.)
Definition

1. a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses

2. a promoter in the entertainment industry

Term
desiccate (v.)
Definition

1. to remove the moisture from something

2. cause to become completely dry

Term
prolific (adj.)
Definition

1. (of an animal, person, or plant) producing much fruit of foliage or many offspring

2. present in large numbers or quantities (plentiful)

Term
conflagration (n.)
Definition

1. a large, disastrous fire.

2. a conflict or war

Term
fan (n./v.)
Definition

n.

1. any of various devices for winnowing grain

2. an instrument used for producing a current of air

3. a device that consists of a series of vanes radiating from a hub rotated on its axle by a motor (ceiling fan)

4. slang: airplane propeller 

5. something resembling an open fan

6. a gently sloping fan-shaped body of detritus(gravel, sand)

 

n.2

1. an enthusiastic devotee, usually a spectator

2. an enthusiastic admirer 

 

v.

1. to move or impel with a fan

2. to blow or breathe upon

 

Term
canny (adj./adv.)
Definition

adj.

1. clever

2. pleasant, nice

adv.

1. carefully

Term
shoal (v./n./adj.)
Definition

v.

1. to become shallow

 

n.

1. a large group or number  

2. an area of shallow water

 

adj.

1. shallow

Term
assuage (v.)
Definition

1. to lessen the intensity of something that pains or distresses

2. to put an end to by satisfying

Term
putrid (adj.)
Definition

1. being in a state of putrefaction: rotten

2. morally corrupt

3. totally objectionable

Term
visage (n.)
Definition

1. the face or appearance of a person and sometimes an animal

Term
salvage (v./n.)
Definition

v.

1. to rescue or save especially from ruin

 

n.

1. compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck

2. the act of saving or rescuing a ship or its cargo

3. the act of saving or rescuing property in danger (as from fire)

4. something extracted (as from rubbish) as valuable or useful

5. property saved from destruction in a calamity (such as a wreck or fire)

Term
insolent (adj.)
Definition

1. exhibiting boldness

2. insultingly hatred or disapproval in speech or conduct

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