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Lit Circle Vocab Sent. 1 & 2
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English
7th Grade
12/05/2014

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Term
surge
Definition
In heavy winds or storms, a boat will _____________ on waves.
Term
indomitable
Definition
During the time of the underground railroad, Harriet Tubman proved to be a(n) _______________ force, for she could not be stopped.
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ominous
Definition
The black clouds, gale force winds, and pouring rain added up to a(n) ______________ storm.
Term
malignity
Definition
Sixty years after WWII many Jewish people still have a(n)________________ for Hitler, and rightfully so.
Term
barren
Definition
The fifty year old orchard was _________________, as it no longer producing fruit.
Term
ebb
Definition
The tidal waters ___________(ed) and flowed toward the sea.
Term
vex
Definition
The naughty child ___________(ed) her mother and her teacher; however, she could not control herself.
Term
facetious
Definition
The sarcastic boy made many ________________ comments to his friends. He was trying to be funny, yet he was often inappropriate.
Term
pervade
Definition
On Thanksgiving day, the aroma of turkey _____________(d) the air.
Term
metamorphose
Definition
Buck has _____________________(d) from a good natured, loveable pet to a dominant beast in the killing of Spitz.
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lurid
Definition
The horror film included a particularly _____________ scene which caused the audience revulsion.
Term
bewilderment
Definition
The aging woman experienced __________________ when she did not remember her daughter.
Term
desolate
Definition
A landscape that lacks plants, animals, or people is a ______________ place.
Term
presumptuous
Definition
When Goldilocks entered the home of the Three Bears, she made herself at home and her actions were _________________.
Term
imperative
Definition
It is _______________ that humans eat, drink water, sleep, and stay warm.
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shrewdly
Definition
The CEO of the company acted ________________ in her business deals, for she was creative and clever in her decisions.
Term
harangue
Definition
Following the passing of an unfair law, the citizen sent an angry ________________ to the local paper.
Term
enigma
Definition
The concepts of heaven and hell are ______________(s) for many people; they are difficult to understand.
Term
exonerate
Definition
We hope that the court will ________________ our friend because he is not guilty of the crime for which he is accused.
Term
primordial
Definition
The Big Bang Theory is a _______________ concept, for it attempts to explain how the universe began.
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