Vocabulary Grade 7 — Set 3: In Context flashcards
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When Nadia saw that the bus was forty minutes late, she muttered, "Perfect, just what I wanted," in a ______ tone, meaning the exact opposite.sarcasticCharacter & Behavior
Praising a bad moment because you are annoyed, while meaning the reverse, is sarcastic. Bitter would mean someone's unfairness had left her hurt, and a late bus isn't that. -
The guard who had promised to protect the village ran into the hills at the first sign of danger, and the elders called his escape ______.cowardlyCharacter & Behavior
He broke his promise because he was so scared of danger that he ran from it. Timid describes someone who scares easily and shrinks from people by nature, not the act of deserting people you swore to protect. -
Grandpa says the summers he spent fishing with his brothers were the happiest of his life. Even as the details fade, those memories are something he will always ______.cherishFeelings & Attitudes
Holding happy memories dear is cherishing them. Preserve means shielding something so it isn't lost or changed, and these memories are already fading. -
Most students need years of daily practice to reach real ______ of the cello, though beginners can play a simple tune within a week.masteryThinking & Knowing
Years of practice lead to great skill, and the contrast with beginners points there. Grasp means understanding, which comes long before this level of skill. -
Standing alone at the base of the hill she had crashed on, Kira made a silent ______, telling herself she would ride down it without falling by summer.vowSpeaking & Arguing
Kira gives her word to herself in all seriousness, which makes it a vow. An oath is formal and often public.
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The bakery will ______ its pumpkin muffins at the end of the month, so this week is your last chance to buy them.discontinueActions & Effort
When a shop takes an item off its shelves for good, it discontinues it. Cease and halt mean stop, but they don't take a product as their object, as "___ its muffins" needs. -
Ticket sales dropped sharply during the rainy spring, then began to ______ slowly in June, climbing back toward where they had been before the rain.reboundChange & Growth
Gaining back what a drop took away is rebounding. Swell means only growing bigger, with no sense of getting back what was lost, and "slowly" rules out surge and spike. -
From the hilltop we watched a ______ of fireflies light up the meadow, far too many to count.multitudeSize & Amount
Fireflies too many to count are a multitude. Assortment would need fireflies that were not all alike, and it needs "an" in front, not "a." -
At Leo's old school, kids who didn't ______ to the sneaker trend were teased, so he was relieved that nobody at his new school cared what shoes he wore.conformSociety & Power
Going along with what everyone else wears is conforming. Obedient is about following orders, and a trend gives none. -
At summer camp, Esme keeps her crackers in a sealed tin, because in the cabin's ______ air an open box soon goes soft.humidNature & Time
Crackers go soft by soaking up water vapor, so the cabin's air must be humid. Arid is a climate word too, but it describes dryness, and dry air would keep them crisp.
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