7th Grade Vocab 3

Question 0

amass

Answer 0

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

Question 1

allot

Answer 1

to assign or distribute in shares or portions

Question 2

audacious

Answer 2

bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

Question 3

comply

Answer 3

to yield to a request or command

Question 4

devoid

Answer 4

not having or using, lacking

Question 5

elite

Answer 5

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

Question 6

grapple

Answer 6

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

Question 7

incapacitate

Answer 7

• to deprive of strength or ability

- to make legally ineligible

Question 8

instigate

Answer 8

to urge on; to stir up, start, incite

Question 9

logevity

Answer 9

long life, long duration, length of life

Question 10

myriad

Answer 10

in very great numbers; a very great number

Question 11

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

Question 12

perturb

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

Question 13

prodigious

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immense; extraordinary in bulk size, or degree

Question 14

relevant

Answer 14

connected with or related to the matter at hand

Question 15

skittish

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

Question 16

tether

Answer 16

• 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

Question 17

unison

Answer 17

a sounding together; agreement or accord

Question 18

vie

Answer 18

• to complete

- to strive for victory or superiority

Question 19

willful

Answer 19

stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate

Question 20

Few intellects have rivaled the __ mind of Albert Einstein.

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prodigious

Question 21

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

Answer 21

relevant

Question 22

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

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skittish

Question 23

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

Answer 23

tether

Question 24

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

Answer 24

tether

Question 25

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

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unison

Question 26

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

Answer 26

vie

Question 27

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

Answer 27

willful

Question 28

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

Answer 28

allot

Question 29

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

Answer 29

amass

Question 30

The audience cheered the __ eats of the trapeze artists.

Answer 30

audacious

Question 31

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

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comply

Question 32

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

Answer 32

devoid

Question 33

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

Answer 33

elite

Question 34

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

Answer 34

elite

Question 35

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

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grapples

Question 36

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

Answer 36

grappled

Question 37

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

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incapacitated

Question 38

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

Answer 38

instigate

Question 39

The sea turtle is know for its __.

Answer 39

longevity

Question 40

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

Answer 40

myriad

Question 41

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

Answer 41

myriad

Question 42

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

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perspective

Question 43

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

Answer 43

perturb

Question 44

syn: apportion, parcel out, allocate

Answer 44

allot

Question 45

syn: pile up, garner

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amass

Question 46

syn: enterprising, brave

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audacious

Question 47

syn: consent, acquiesce

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comply

Question 48

syn: wanting, bereft

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devoid

Question 49

syn: cream of the crop. upper crust

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elite

Question 50

syn: tackle, confront, struggle with

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grapple

Question 51

syn: debilitate, paralyze, cripple

Answer 51

incapacitate

Question 52

syn: innumerable, countless

Answer 52

myriad

Question 53

syn: veiwpoint, sense of proportion

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perspective

Question 54

syn: upset, agitate, anger

Answer 54

perturb

Question 55

syn: gigantic, tremendous, astounding

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prodigious

Question 56

syn: pertinent, germane, applicable

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relevant

Question 57

syn: jumpy, restive, capricious, fickle

Answer 57

skittish

Question 58

syn: tie up, chain up, leash

Answer 58

tether

Question 59

syn: harmony, concord, assent

Answer 59

unison

Question 60

syn: content, rival

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vie

Question 61

syn: headstrong, obstinate, premeditated

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willful

Question 62

ant: puny, miniscule, insignificant

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prodigious

Question 63

ant: unconnected, extraneous

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relevant

Question 64

ant: bold, daring, reckless, cool, unflappable

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skittish

Question 65

ant: untie, let loose

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tether

Question 66

ant: docile, obedient, tractable

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willful

Question 67

ant: scatter, dissipate, squandor, waste

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amass

Question 68

ant: timid, cowardly

Answer 68

audacious

Question 69

ant: reject, refuse, decline

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comply

Question 70

ant: full, abounding

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devoid

Question 71

ant: rank and file, dregs of society

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elite

Question 72

ant: rehabilitate, renew

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incapacitate

Question 73

ant: stop, quell, squelch, quash

Answer 73

instigate

Question 74

ant: shortness, transcience

Answer 74

longevity

Question 75

ant: few, scant, sparse

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myriad

Question 76

ant: delight, gladden, please

Answer 76

perturb