Set: 7th Grade - Word Master Words - Challenge #2

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windfall (n) a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); unexpected good luck; fruit that has been blown from the tree by the wind
expedite (v) to speed up or ease the progress of Syn: ease, facilitate, accelerate, hurry, quicken; process fast and efficiently
stentorian (adj) marked by extremely high volume and intensity of sound; extremely loud and powerful; (n) those who have loud deep, resonating voices
ardor (n) feelings of great warmth and intensity Ex.: He spoke with great ardor. ; a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) Ex.: The patriots were filled with a revolutionary ardor. Syn: passion, zeal, fervor, enthusiasm
forswear (v) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure Ex.: He forswore his earlier statements about his religion.; to renounce under oath, make a solemn promise to give up. Syn: renounce, disallow, repudiate, abandon
noisome (adj) very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell Ex.: a putrid smell; causing or able to cause nausea; foul and offensive, harmful or dangerous Syn: noxious
schadenfreude (n) delight in another person's misfortune, a malicious satisfaction in the misfortunes of others.
besmirch (v) charge falsely or with malicious intent Ex.: "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
insolvent (adj) someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts; financially unstable; bankrupt; lacking money to pay
parvenu (n) a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class; a person suddenly risen to wealth or power who lacks the proper social manners; an upstart
belie (v) represent falsely Ex.: The woman's smile belied her sinister thoughts. ; contradict, give a false impression
choleric (adj) characterized by anger Ex.: "a choleric outburst", "an irascible response"; easily moved to anger Ex.: "men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells Syn: hot-tempered, bad-tempered, irritable
aspersion (n) an abusive attack on a person's character or good name, a slanderous remark, slander; the act of sprinkling water in baptism
grimace (n) a contorted facial expression Ex.: She made a grimace when she hear the horrifying news.; a distortion of the features, brought on by some feeling of pain or disgust
convoluted (adj) twisted or coiled together Ex.: a snake that is coiled up, one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain; intricate, complicated Ex.: Grace’s story was so convoluted that I couldn’t follow it.; a complication or intricacy of form, design, or structure
indigent (adj) poor enough to need help from others; lacking basic necessities; Ex.: The indigent people lived on the street because they were broke. Syn: poor, needy, penniless, impoverished, destitute, down-and-out
smirk (n) a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure; a smile showing self-satisfaction and often disrespect or disregard toward others; (v) to smile in an obnoxious, superior way
cerebral (adj) involving intelligence rather than emotions, intuition or instinct; brainy, intellectually refined; of or relating to the cerebrum or brain
diatribe (n) thunderous (often prolonged) verbal attack; a bitter or malicious criticism Syn: tirade
quaff (v) to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; to gulp Ex.: The men quaffed down their beers. (n) hearty draft of liquid
plaintive (adj) expressive of sorrow or woe Syn: mournful, melancholy, sorrowful, sad, doleful, lugubrious
languor (n) lack of physical or mental energy, Syn: sluggishness, lethargy, weakness, weariness, lassitude; depression; a dreamy, lazy mood or quality Ex.: the mood described in the beginning of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
rue (n) sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment Ex.: " . . . to his rue, the error cost him the game." (v) to regret extremely Syn.: regret, lament, mourn, be sorry for
deluded (adj) deceived in mind or judgment, especially by trickery or misrepresentation; to mislead the mind or judgement of Syn.: deceive
alacrity (n) liveliness and eagerness Ex.: He accepted the challenge with alacrity. ; promptness in responding; eagerness, speed Ex.: For some reason, Chuck loved to help his mother whenever he could, so when his mother asked him to set the table he did so with alacrity.

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Terms 25
Creator barbarasaxer
Created April 28, 2008
Group Springfield Middle - Saxer
Tags 7th gr., la, vocab
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Springfield Middle School - 7th Grade - Word Master Words - Challenge #2

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  1. forswear → (v) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure Ex.: He forswore his earlier statements about his religion.; to renounce under oath, make a solemn promise to give up. Syn: renounce, disallow, repudiate, abandon - 2 misses
  2. insolvent → (adj) someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts; financially unstable; bankrupt; lacking money to pay - 2 misses
  3. aspersion → (n) an abusive attack on a person's character or good name, a slanderous remark, slander; the act of sprinkling water in baptism - 2 misses
  4. indigent → (adj) poor enough to need help from others; lacking basic necessities; Ex.: The indigent people lived on the street because they were broke. Syn: poor, needy, penniless, impoverished, destitute, down-and-out - 2 misses
  5. quaff → (v) to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; to gulp Ex.: The men quaffed down their beers. (n) hearty draft of liquid - 2 misses
  6. expedite → (v) to speed up or ease the progress of Syn: ease, facilitate, accelerate, hurry, quicken; process fast and efficiently - 1 miss
  7. stentorian → (adj) marked by extremely high volume and intensity of sound; extremely loud and powerful; (n) those who have loud deep, resonating voices - 1 miss