Unit Four – Words 1-10Grade Seven

Definition Context Clues

Synonyms Antonyms

Part of Speech

More Context Clues

alliance bewilder buffoon controversial disheartenfruitless hostile inflammable inflict malignant

100 points

to discourage

dishearten

200 points

unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive

hostile

300 points

malignant

deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious

400 points arousing argument, dispute, or

disagreement

controversial

500 points

fruitless

not producing the desired result; unsuccessful

100 points

A flippant comment about girls being smarter than boys instantly started a ______ argument.

controversial

200 points

The attempts to wrap the oddly shaped package were _____ since the paper tore

every single time.

fruitless

300 points

In the aftermath of the hurricane, an ______ was formed to raise funds for

the victims of the tragedy.

alliance

400 points

The angry words were ______ upon her, and they hurt her feelings terribly.

inflicted

500 pointsWhen her fourth attempt to make the basket failed, she was ______ and

walked sullenly away from the court.

disheartened

100 pointsfutile, vain

fruitless

200 points

excitable, combustible

inflammable

300 pointsperplex, baffle

bewilder

400 points

lethal, wicked

malignant

500 pointscoalition

alliance

100 points

cordial

hostile

200 points

enlighten

bewilder

300 points

beneficial, benign

malignant

400 points

suffer, sustain

inflict

500 points

encourage

dishearten

100 points

inflammable

adjective

200 points

fruitless

adjective

300 points

buffoon

noun

400 points

malignant

adjective

500 points

hostile

adjective

100 pointsWhile trying to listen to all three

conversations at once, I became _______ and could not respond to a simple

question.

bewildered

200 pointsOsama Bin Laden was a ________

being whose acts of terrorism caused many senseless deaths.

malignant

300 pointsThe girl appeared _______ since she spoke

to no one while glaring at them.

hostile

400 points

To lighten the mood of the tense room, the young man acted like a ________.

buffoon

500 points

The controversial argument about the company’s misuse of funding caused people to become _______, and they

soon marched in protest of the company.

inflammable