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Ace the Final! - Grade 7 - See if you can match all 100 words!
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| bellow | yell, a loud angry roar |
| beneficiary | recipient, one who benefits from something |
| botch | foul up, repair badly |
| clutter | litter, a state of disorder, a mess |
| dilapidated | falling apart, run-down |
| dismantle | take apart |
| farce | mockery, a play filled with silly happenings |
| futile | not successful, fruitless |
| grueling | very tiring, exhausting |
| hospitable | offering friendly treatment to guests, coureous |
| lair | home of a wild animal |
| lavish | overly generous, excessive |
| morbid | depressed, in an unhealthy mental state |
| notorious | disreputable, widely know because of bad conduct |
| pamper | cater to, indulge, allow too many privileges |
| parasite | freeloader, one who lives off another person |
| shirk | avoid doing work, sneak around |
| surplus | glut, amount beyond what is required |
| timidity | fearfulness, easily frightened |
| veto | turn down, the power to prevent |
| amiss | faulty, imperfect |
| brawl | a noisy quarrel |
| detest | to hate, despise |
| domestic | native to a country, relating to a household |
| flagrant | extremely bad, outrageous |
| flaw | a slight fault |
| fledgling | inexperienced person, young bird about to leave the nest |
| fluster | to become confused, nervous |
| foremost | most important, in the first place |
| momentum | the speed in which something moves |
| notable | remarkable, noteworthy |
| nurture | to bring up, take care of |
| paradox | a self-contradictory statement that is actually true |
| perjury | swearing to a lie |
| presume | take for granted |
| prior | previous, earlier |
| proficient | skilled in an activity, competent |
| salvo | burst of gunfire, barrage |
| vigliant | wide-awake, attentive |
| wrath | intense anger, rage |
| abnormal | unot ususal, unnatural |
| capsize | overturn, tip over |
| catastrophe | large-scale disaster |
| decrease | lessen, reduce |
| disputatious | argumentative |
| eject | expel, drive out, evict |
| flourish | to grow, thrive, prosper |
| incentive | reason for doing something |
| insubordinate | disobedient |
| legible | easily read |
| nub | the heart of the matter, core |
| onslaught | violent attack, assault |
| ordain | establish by law, anoint |
| outstrip | outperform, get ahead of |
| pervade | to spread throughout, saturate |
| prudent | cautious, sensible |
| quench | put out, douse |
| remnant | a small part remaining behind, leftover |
| simultaneous | occurring at the same tine |
| swerve | to turn aside sharply, veer |
| accelerate | speed up |
| bystander | observer, a person present - but not taking part |
| canvass | survey, to go through an area to get votes |
| casual | happening by chance; informal |
| downtrodden | treated unfairly, mistreated |
| entice | to attract, to lure |
| erode | wear away gradually |
| flounder | struggle in an ineffective way |
| graphic | lifelike, lively, colorful |
| gruesome | horrible, gory |
| melancholy | sad, gloomy, depressed |
| ordeal | difficult or painful experience |
| parch | dehydrate, to make dry and thirsty |
| persist | keep at it, continue steadily in a course of action |
| puny | undersized, of no importance |
| quibble | nitpick, belittle a point by raising minor objections |
| ratify | to approve, endorse |
| regal | royal, majestic |
| stifle | smother, strangle, choke off |
| vital | indispensable, necessary to life |
| anonymous | nameless |
| browse | to read casually |
| dupe | a person easily tricked |
| dynamic | active, energetic |
| eradicate | wipe out, destroy completely |
| frustrate | prevent from accomplishing, feeling of disappointment |
| grim | dreadful, merciless |
| inimitable | unique, not capable of being imitated |
| makeshift | temporary substitute for something |
| marginal | borderline, only barely good |
| pending | waiting to be settled |
| prescribe | recommend, order as a rule to be followed |
| preview | foretaste, something seen in advance |
| prominent | noticeable, important, well-known |
| quaint | odd, peculiar, old-fashioned in a pleasing way |
| reluctant | unwilling |
| scrimp | economize, handle very economically |
| snare | to trap or catch |
| utmost | greatest, maximum |
| vengeance | revenge, punishment in return for an injury |
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