VOCABULARY

1. VOCABULARY 7TH Grade Week 1 & 2 Quiz #1

2. Definition: • to decode, make sense Sentence: • I will decipherthe secret message with my decoder. Examples: • decipher a code • decipher an assignment 1. decipher

3. Definition: • feeling sorry Sentence: • The girl was acting sympathetic as she talked to her friend who had just lost her grandfather. Examples: • sympathetic teacher • sympathetic neighbor 2. sympathetic

4. Definition: • speak or talk together Sentence: • The chorus sang in unison at the evening concert. Examples: • answer in unison • nodded heads in unison 3. unison

5. Definition: • go into or through Sentence: • He never stopped asking penetrating questions. Examples: • penetrating look • penetrating sound 4. penetrating

6. Definition: • mad, angry Sentence: • He had missed his dinner, and grew irritable. Examples: • irritable question • irritable baby 5. irritable

7. Definition: • Coming soon, occurring soon Sentence: • I awoke with a feeling of impending disaster. Examples: • impending decision • impending event 6. impending

8. Definition: • what you think will happen Sentence: • The meteorologist made a prediction about the weather next week. Examples: • game prediction • weather prediction 7. prediction

9. Definition: • give in, give up Sentence: • The government had to concede when an attack was made. Examples: • concede a game • concede a truth 8. concede

10. Definition: • to offer Sentence: • The man considered a new business proposition. Examples: • fair proposition • difficult proposition 9. proposition

11. Definition: • to become less Sentence: • The boy watched the money in his savings account dwindle to nothing. Examples: • workforce dwindled • authority dwindled 10. dwindle

12. Definition: • to move from a high point to a low point Sentence: • We can only hear the creaky stairs as we descend to the cellar. Examples: • descend from the sky • descend down the mountain 11. descend

13. Definition: • confusion Sentence: • He shook his head in bewilderment. Examples: • look of bewilderment • feeling of bewilderment 12. bewilderment

14. Definition: • to keep at it Sentence: • Contact your doctor if the cough persists. Examples: • Patient persists • Customer persists 13. persist

15. Definition: • to light up, to explain Sentence: • The city installed new lights to illuminate each street. Examples: • illuminate the tree • illuminate an idea 14. illuminate

16. Definition: • having the same feeling Sentence: • The family had a mutual agreement that they would eat supper together each night. Examples: • mutual agreement • mutual feeling 15. mutual

17. Definition: • carry on legal action against Sentence: • The police decided not to prosecute because there was not enough evidence. Examples: • prosecute someone • lawyer prosecutes 16. prosecute

18. Definition: • done with much energy Sentence: • He shook his head vigorously. Examples: • run vigorously • campaign vigorously 17. vigorously

19. Definition: • to put up with, withstand Sentence: • They were able to tolerate each other’s differences. Examples: • tolerate abuse • tolerate the sun 18. tolerate

20. Definition: • to think about before it happens Sentence: • The farmer anticipated the arrival of the storm. Examples: • anticipate an event • anticipate a question 19. anticipate

21. Definition: • characteristics Sentence: • A radio signal has an electrical property. Examples: • property of matter • magnetic property 20. property

22. Definition: • mislead, lie Sentence: • The boy deceived his parents when he told them he was at a friends house. Examples: • deceive yourself • deceive the government 21. deceive

23. Definition: • not able to wait Sentence: • She impatiently waited for her flight to take off. Examples: • Impatiently waiting • Impatient people 22. impatiently