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7th Grade Vocab 3 Flashcards

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amass

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to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble

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allot

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to assign or distribute in shares or portions

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audacious

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bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

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comply

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to yield to a request or command

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devoid

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not having or using, lacking

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elite

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the choice part of a group of people or things; superior

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grapple

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an iron hook used to grab and hold; to come to gips with, wrestle or fight with

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incapacitate

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  • to deprive of strength or ability

- to make legally ineligible

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instigate

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to urge on; to stir up, start, incite

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logevity

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long life, long duration, length of life

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myriad

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in very great numbers; a very great number

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perspective

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  • a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally
  • the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place or distance
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perturb

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to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion

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prodigious

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immense; extraordinary in bulk size, or degree

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relevant

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connected with or related to the matter at hand

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skittish

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extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable

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tether

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  • a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object
  • the outer limit of strength or resources
  • to fasten with a rope or chain
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unison

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a sounding together; agreement or accord

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vie

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  • to complete

- to strive for victory or superiority

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willful

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stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate

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Few intellects have rivaled the __ mind of Albert Einstein.

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prodigious

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I found several Web sites that provided information __ to the topic of my research paper.

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relevant

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Only an experienced and confident rider should mount a __ horse.

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skittish

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Some young people find it difficult to break the emotional and financial __ that bind them to their parents.

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tether

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Before the storm, I __ the boat securely to the dock.

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tether

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The members of our new student orchestra need to practice playing in __.

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unison

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Many actors __ for the leading role in the famous director’s new film.

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vie

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After lengthy deliberations, the jury found the defendant guilty of __ murder.

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willful

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The teachers __ books and supplies to each student on the first day of school.

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allot

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A prudent investor can __ a fortune in the stock market over a long period of time.

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amass

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The audience cheered the __ eats of the trapeze artists.

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audacious

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Employees who fail to __ with a company’s rules may lose their jobs.

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comply

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The old well on my grandparents’ property has long been __ of water.

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devoid

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Each year, the social __ of the community sponsors several events to benefit local charities.

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elite

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You can get a fine education regardless of whether you attend an __ school.

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elite

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A ship equipped with __ may be used to recover large pieces of wreckage from the ocean floor.

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grapples

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Store employees __ with the thieves and held them until the police arrived.

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grappled

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In the 1940s and 1950s, polio __ many thousands of people each year all over the world.

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incapacitated

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Several demonstrators in the angry crowd did their best to __ a riot.

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instigate

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The sea turtle is know for its __.

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longevity

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Scientists continue to make new discoveries in their studies of the __ life-forms of the jungle.

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myriad

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You will find information about a __ of subjects on the Internet.

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myriad

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The designs for the children’s playhouse were drawn to scale and in the right __.

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perspective

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The rude and disruptive behavior of several party guests __ the host and hostess.

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perturb

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syn: apportion, parcel out, allocate

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allot

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syn: pile up, garner

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amass

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syn: enterprising, brave

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audacious

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syn: consent, acquiesce

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comply

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syn: wanting, bereft

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devoid

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syn: cream of the crop. upper crust

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elite

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syn: tackle, confront, struggle with

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grapple

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syn: debilitate, paralyze, cripple

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incapacitate

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syn: innumerable, countless

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myriad

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syn: veiwpoint, sense of proportion

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perspective

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syn: upset, agitate, anger

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perturb

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syn: gigantic, tremendous, astounding

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prodigious

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syn: pertinent, germane, applicable

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relevant

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syn: jumpy, restive, capricious, fickle

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skittish

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syn: tie up, chain up, leash

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tether

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syn: harmony, concord, assent

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unison

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syn: content, rival

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vie

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syn: headstrong, obstinate, premeditated

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willful

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ant: puny, miniscule, insignificant

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prodigious

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ant: unconnected, extraneous

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relevant

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ant: bold, daring, reckless, cool, unflappable

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skittish

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ant: untie, let loose

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tether

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ant: docile, obedient, tractable

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willful

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ant: scatter, dissipate, squandor, waste

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amass

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ant: timid, cowardly

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audacious

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ant: reject, refuse, decline

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comply

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ant: full, abounding

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devoid

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ant: rank and file, dregs of society

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elite

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ant: rehabilitate, renew

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incapacitate

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ant: stop, quell, squelch, quash

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instigate

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ant: shortness, transcience

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longevity

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ant: few, scant, sparse

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myriad

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ant: delight, gladden, please

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perturb

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