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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. 7 th Grade Weeks 3 & 4 Quiz #2. Definition: pay Sentence: Maddie was compensated for babysitting her nieces. Examples: c ompensate for helping c ompensate for a price rise. 1. compensate. Definition: r educe, lessen Sentence:

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary 7th Grade Weeks 3 & 4 Quiz #2

  2. Definition: • pay Sentence: • Maddie was compensated for babysitting her nieces. Examples: • compensate for helping • compensate for a price rise 1. compensate

  3. Definition: • reduce, lessen Sentence: • The U.S. plans to curtail the number of troops being deployed. Examples: • curtail supplies • curtail homework 2. curtail

  4. Definition: • choices Sentence: • Jane was given a few options when she went to purchase a new cell phone. Examples: • leave your options open • several options to work 3. options

  5. Definition: • guess Sentence: • There is so little to go on, we can only surmise what happened. Examples: • surmise the answer • surmise where someone went 4. surmise

  6. Definition: • payment Sentence: • They should cut their expenditure on defense. Examples: • foolish expenditure • reduce public expenditure 5. expenditure

  7. Definition: • accelerate, speed up Sentence: • We tried to help you expedite your plans. Examples: • expedite an answer • expedite a shipment 6. expedite

  8. Definition: • most important Sentence: • He was one of the world’s foremost scholars of ancient Indian culture. Examples: • foremost problem • foremost thing 7. foremost

  9. Definition: • become worse, worn down Sentence: • Grant’s health steadily deteriorated. Examples: • deteriorated barn • weather conditions deteriorated 8. deteriorated

  10. Definition: • not present, not existent Sentence: • Hygiene was nonexistent: no running water, no bathroom. Examples: • nonexistent ghost • nonexistent homework 9. nonexistent

  11. Definition: • argued Sentence: • The two sides wrangled over the procedure problems. Examples: • wrangled a problem • wrangled about plans 10. wrangled

  12. Definition: • give up, yield Sentence: • The child did not want to relinquish the TV remote to his father. Examples: • relinquish your pride • relinquish power 11. relinquish

  13. Definition: • emotional Sentence: • I’m a passionate believer of public art. Examples: • passionate dislike • passionate commitment 12. passionate

  14. Definition: • dangerous Sentence: • The current of the river is fast flowing and treacherous. Examples: • treacherous journey • treacherous drive 13. treacherous

  15. Definition: • not interesting Sentence: • Kaylee found the fresh pineapple unappealing. Examples: • unappealing person • unappealing decor 14. unappealing

  16. Definition: • depart, set out Sentence: • Bob will embark on a new journey tomorrow. Examples: • embark on a trip • embark on a new job 15. embark

  17. Definition: • think up Sentence: • He conceived of the first truly portable computer in 1968. Examples: • conceive a plan • conceive a solution 16. conceive

  18. Definition: • terrible, awful Sentence: • We were stuck in a horrendous traffic jam while driving through Los Angeles. Examples: • horrendous monsters • horrendous storm 17. horrendous

  19. Definition: • remove Sentence: • The dentist will extract a tooth today. Examples: • extract honey • extract a dress from the rack 18. extract

  20. Definition: • shortage Sentence: • They did blood tests on him for signs of vitamin deficiency. Examples: • deficient of money • deficient of food 19. deficiency

  21. Definition: • try out Sentence: • The dancers will audition for the Nutcracker tomorrow. Examples: • audition the part of a movie • audition for a music chair 20. audition

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