Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Lit Circle Vocab Sent. 1 & 2
8th hour context clues
20
English
7th Grade
12/05/2014

Additional English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
querulous
Definition
The students were ________________ and whining when the teacher surprised them with a pop quiz.
Term
defiant
Definition
The teenager was _________________ when he refused to obey his parents.
Term
mosey
Definition
Usually when vacationers walk on the beach, they ______________ or walk in an aimless manner.
Term
banishment
Definition
The defiant girl experienced a(n)_______________ when she was forced to leave her home and never return.
Term
sullen
Definition
The ______________ teenager was pouting angrily because his parents refused to allow him to attend the party.
Term
inferno
Definition
The burning home erupted into an ________________ and smoldered to ashes.
Term
maroon
Definition
If captured by a pirate, they may ______________ you on a deserted island after they steal your riches.
Term
evasive
Definition
The boy was ___________ when his parents questioned him about the vandalism, but he knew that he was guilty.
Term
dumbfound
Definition
When the employee received a bad review at work, the report _______________(ed)her, for she always thought that she completed competent work.
Term
metamorphose
Definition
Buck ______________(s) from a gentle, obedient pet to a dominant beast when he destroys Spitz.
Term
pinnacle
Definition
The mountain climbers traversed to the ______________ of Mt. Everest and planted their country's flag.
Term
berserk
Definition
The mentally ill patient went _______________ when his schedule was disrupted.
Term
smolder
Definition
The remnants of the bonfire continued to ________________ all night until what remained was a great pile of ashes.
Term
conjure
Definition
The voodoo priestess ______________(d) a spell to make the client's enemy lose his voice.
Term
peripheral
Definition
When driving a vehicle, it is necessary to use ________________ vision to view the sides of the road.
Term
savagery
Definition
When Buck and Spitz fought to the death, they did so with ______________.
Term
rudder
Definition
On a sailboat, the skipper uses the tiller, which is connected to the ______________, to steer the vessel.
Term
clamber
Definition
The toddler ______________(ed) his way up the steps, for he wasn't quite used to crawling yet.
Term
emphatically
Definition
The police officer announced ___________________, "Come out with your hands up!"
Term
primordial
Definition
Now that Buck has destroyed Spitz, he is the dominant, ________________ beast.
Supporting users have an ad free experience!