Lesson 7 Vocab

Question 0

Defeat

Answer 0

Verb
To deprive of something expected
“The candidate was defeated in his election, which means we will have a new president.”

Question 1

Decline

Answer 1

Verb
To withhold or deny consent to do
“He declined to say more about the disturbing subject.”

Question 2

Destructive

Answer 2

Adjective
To take apart or break
“The boy was destructive with his Legos.”

Question 3

Submarine

Answer 3

Noun
Vessel that goes underwater
“The submarine might have exploded from pressure if they went down just 100 more feet deeper.”

Question 4

Subtract

Answer 4

Verb
To take away
“In math class, we had to subtract 123,456,789,987,654,321 by 200,000,000,000,000.”

Question 5

Subtraction

Answer 5

Noun
An act of taking away and subtracting
“We use subtraction in our math class, even though we already have learned it.”

Question 6

Subway

Answer 6

Noun
An underground train
“In New York, people use the subway to travel places.”

Question 7

Decrease

Answer 7

Verb
To make less, to become smaller
“Sonia had interest in playing the guitar, but when she realized she would have to practice every day, it decreased.”

Question 8

Dejected

Answer 8

Adjective
Downhearted, in low spirits, unhappy
“After our big loss to our rival, we went out to celebrate but we also really dejected because we were really pumped up about that game.”

Question 9

Demote

Answer 9

Verb
To lower in rank or position, to move down or back
“After fooling around during practice, Brianna was demoted from her starting position to a seat on the bench.”

Question 10

Denominator

Answer 10

Noun
The number below the line, or to the right of the line in a fraction
“In the fraction 1/2, one is the numerator and two is the denominator.”

Question 11

Descend

Answer 11

Verb
To come down, to go from a higher place to a lower place
“Climbers felt for handholds on the rockface to help them to decend to the bottom safely.”

Question 12

Subdue

Answer 12

Verb
To bring under control, to quiet down; to conquer
“Omar had to work hard to subdue his annoyance when his brothers teased him.”

Question 13

Subheading

Answer 13

Noun
The title or heading for one section of an outing or paper
“The article on Scotland included such subheadings as climate, history, and economy.”

Question 14

Submerge

Answer 14

Verb
To move, or be pushed, underwater
“The Dolphins jumped out of the water and then gracefully submerged.”

Question 15

Subside

Answer 15

Verb
To go down, recede, settle, sink to a lower level
“After the flood, residents in the area had to wait several days before the water subsided and they got to return to their homes, which were ruined.”

Question 16

Subsistence

Answer 16

Noun
The ministers minimum amount to sustain life
“Thousands of years, before farming began, people subsistence was what they could hunt and gather.”