7 th grade advanced vocabulary click on mouse to advance unit 10
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7th GradeAdvanced
Vocabulary
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Unit 10
Definition: (v.) to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar;
(n.) a loud, angry roar
Synonyms: (v.) yell, bawl holler; (n.) howl
Antonyms: (v) whisper;
(n) murmur
BeneficiaryDefinition: (n) one who
benefitsfrom something; a person
who is left money or property in a will or the like
SYNONYMS: recipient, heir
Definition: (v) to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of; (n) a hopelessly bungled job
Synonyms: (v) foul up, bungle, mangle
clutterDefinition- to fill or cover in a disorderly way; (n) a state of disorder messSynonyms- (v) litter; (n) confusionAntonyms: (n) order, tidiness, neatness
DilapidatedDefinition- (adj) falling
apart or ruined,
run-down
Antonyms- shipshape,
trim
Synonyms- in disrepair,
deteriorated, gone to
seed
Dismantled• Definition: (v) to take
apart; to strip something
• Synonym: disassemble
• Antonyms: put together, assemble, construct
Farce
Synonyms:Buffoonery,
mockery
Antonyms:
tragedy, melodrama,
tearjerker
Definition: (n) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham
futile• Definition- (adj) not
successful, failing to have any result; useless, unimportant, frivolous
• Synonyms- fruitless, vain, ineffective
• Antonyms- successful, effective
GruelingGruelingDefinition: (adj) veryDefinition: (adj) very
tiring, calling for an tiring, calling for an extreme effortextreme effort
Synonyms: Synonyms: exhausting, exhausting, punishing, taxingpunishing, taxing
Antonyms: easy, Antonyms: easy, effortlesseffortless
Hospitable
Synonyms: gracious, courteous, cordial
Antonyms: unfriendly, cold, icy, chilly
Definition: (adj) offering friendly or generous treatment
to guests; open to anything new or strange
• Definition: (n.) the home or den of a wild animal; any hide-out
•Synonyms: nest, burrow, hideaway
Lavish• Definition: (adj) overly
generous, extravagant; abundant; (v) to spend or give freely or without limit
• Synonyms: (adj) excessive, profuse
• Antonyms: (adj) stingy, meager; (v) begrudge, stint, deny
Definition: (adj) in an unhealthy mental state, extreme gloomy; cause by or related to disease, unwholesome
Synonyms: depressed. unsound, sick
Antonyms: wholesome, healthy, cheerful, blithe
Definition:(v) To allow too many
privileges, be too generous and
easygoing toward
Synonyms:coddle, cater to, indulgeAntonyms: abuse, maltreat, mistreat,
discipline
Batman’s
butler,
Alfred
Parasite• Definition
(n) an organism that lives in or on another organism, one who lives off another person
• Synonyms:sponger, freeloader, leech
Shirk• Definition: (v) to avoid
or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink
•Synonyms: duck, sidestep
•Antonyms: fulfill, perform, shoulder, take on
• Definition: (n) an amount beyond what is required, excess; (adj) more than what is needed or expected
• Synonyms: (n) glut, surfeit, overage
• Antonyms: (n) shortage, lack, dearth, paucity
Timidity
Definition: (n) the state
of being easily
frightened
Synonyms: fearfulness, faintheartedness
Antonyms: fearlessness, boldness, intrepidity
• Definition: (n) the power to forbid or prevent;
(v) to prohibit, reject
• Synonyms: turn down, nix, forbid
• Antonyms: approve, endorse, ratify, confirm