Vocabulary Grade 7 — Set 1: Practice flashcards
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Years after the coach cut him from the team without even watching him play, Dominic still felt ______ over it, angrily insisting he had never been given a fair chance.
A) optimistic
B) bitter
C) sentimental
D) gloomyB) bitterFeelings & Attitudes
Anger that hangs on long after you got an unfair deal is what bitter means. Gloomy is tempting because he is unhappy, but gloomy means down in the dumps and expecting the worst, while Dominic is angry about fairness. -
The plan to replace the town's historic clock tower with a cell-phone tower split the town nearly in half and caused months of ______, with letters in the newspaper arguing for and against it.
A) sarcasm
B) controversy
C) triumph
D) outrageB) controversySpeaking & Arguing
A town split in half, arguing for and against a plan, is having a heated public argument: controversy. Outrage is tempting, but it is fierce anger over something that seems unfair, and half the town liked the plan. -
The recycling program had already been running for a month, so to ______ it, the student council hung colorful posters in every hallway and handed out free bottles at lunch.
A) restrict
B) initiate
C) abandon
D) promoteD) promoteActions & Effort
Posters and giveaways advertise something and help it succeed: they promote it. Initiate is tempting, but it means to start something, and this program had already been running for a month. -
The earthquake left ______ damage across the county, cracking dozens of roads, toppling chimneys and breaking windows in five different towns.
A) approximate
B) compact
C) extensive
D) ampleC) extensiveSize & Amount
Damage spread over many roads and five towns reaches far: it is extensive. Ample is tempting because it also suggests a lot, but ample means more than enough of something wanted, like time or space, and no one wants damage. -
Water is not merely helpful to plants and animals; it is ______, since every living thing on Earth needs it to live and grow.
A) distinct
B) mutual
C) beneficial
D) vitalD) vitalQuality & Judgment
Needed by every living thing to live and grow, water is vital. Beneficial is tempting, but it means giving you help or doing you good, and the sentence says water is more than merely helpful. -
The ______ of the spelling bee, who would win, stayed a mystery until the very last word, when Mei spelled "chrysanthemum" correctly and her rival missed the word "rhythm" by one letter.
A) climax
B) outcome
C) perspective
D) spanB) outcomeNature & Time
Who would win is how the contest finally turns out: its outcome. Climax is tempting because the last word was the most exciting moment, but a climax is the peak of the excitement, not who won it.
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