GACS lclab - English 7 - Wordly Wise 3000 - Book 7, Lesson 14 - Applying the Meanings
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GACS lclab - English 7 - Wordly Wise 3000 - Book 7, Lesson 14 - Applying the Meanings
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GACS lclab Jr. High - English 7
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 allege | The police ___________that the two teenagers took the car without permission. |
| alleged | This is the _________troublemaker. |
| allegation | Our neighbor claimed that my brother was the boy who broke his window, but he could not provide proof to back up his ___________. |
| conclusive | The cancelled check was ____________ proof that the bicycle had been paid for. |
| counterpart | The British prime minister is the ________________of the American president. |
| dismal | The _________weather kept us inside for most of our vacation at the beach. |
| dismal | The __________conditions in Haiti forced many to flee their homeland. |
| enthralled | The acrobats on the trapeze ____________the circus audience. |
| enthralling | The children listened for over an hour to the storyteller's _____________tales. |
| exotic | Rare orchids and other __________flowers decorated the tables at the wedding. |
| incredulous | The teacher was __________when the student claimed to have read the novel in two hours. |
| incredulity | My father gave me a look of ______________when I said I had asked for extra homework. |
| legendary | Harriet Tubman, who led more than 300 slaves to freedom, is a _____________figure in American history. |
| lurked | The farmer frightened away the fox that _______________by the henhouse. |
| menagerie | The owner of the ______________ assured us that the animals were well cared for. |
| naive | I was ________to believe that sending off the coupon would win me a free vacation in Hawaii. |
| panders | I believe that she ______________to students by giving them better grades than they deserve. |
| plausible | Lin Shao's explanation of why she was late seems _____________, so I'll accept it. |
| presposterous | You cannot believe this ____________newpaper story that a six-month-old baby speaks three languages. |
| scrupulous | The treasure kept a ___________record of all moneys received and paid out. |
| scrupulous | The children were ___________in the way they divided the money from the lemonade stand. |
| A naive person is someone | who has childlike innocence. |
| A menagerie is | a collection of animals. |
| To lurk is to | hide so as to attack without warning. |
| A plausible story | is one that is believable. |
| Counterparts are things that have | much in common with each other. |
| A dismal acocunt is one | that is depressing. |
| A preposterous offer is | one that cannot be taken seriously. |
| A scrupulous person is one | who is carless of other's feelings. |
| An incredulous rely is | one that expresses disbelief. |
| exotic | We loved Tahiti, the tropical paradise in the South Pacific, because it was so (fascinatingly different and so far away). |
| lurking | The squirrel was unaware of the cat (waiting to attack while hiding) in the bushes. |
| conclusive | We think we know what caused the gas pipe to rupture, but the evidence is not (strong enough to put an end to all doubt). |
| counterpart | As far as we know, there is no (other planet that is in any way similar) to the planet Earth. |
| allegation | Her (statement that is not backed by proof) is that someone entered the house while she was away. |
| legendary | Robin Hood is a (famous character in stories handed down from the past but is probably not a real) figure. |
| enthralled | The small children were (so attentive that they seemed to be under a spell cast) by Barney, the televison dinosaur. |
| pander | It's not a good idea for parents to (try to provide satisfaction by giving in) to their child's every whim. |
| incredulous | When I first heard their story about finding a wallet full of money, I was (unable to accept it as true). |
| preposterous | To say that I would lie to protect myself is (too absurd to be believed). |
| naive | When you believed the promises in the chain letter, you were being (very foolish because of your inexperience in these matters). |
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