1. Unit Three Vocabulary Grade Seven

2. 1. animated ( adj) full of life, alive; (adj-part.) moved into action syn: energetic, vigorous ant: dull, lifeless, dead, flat Ex. The kitten was animated as it chased its own tail.

3. 2. brood (n) a family of young animals, especially birds; any group having the same nature and origin (v) to think over in a worried, unhappy way syn: (v) ponder, meditate, worry, agonize Ex. The upcoming test caused the student to brood since the test would determine the outcome of the quarter grade.

4. 3. culminate (v) to reach a high point of development; to end, climax syn: conclude, terminate ant: begin, initiate, kick off, commence Ex. An ending sentence in a paragraph does culminate the writer’s point.

5. 4. downright (adv) thoroughly (adj) absolute, complete; frank, blunt syn: (adj) total, out-and-out, unqualified Ex. She was a downright fool when she trusted someone she should not have.

6. 5. drone (n) a loafer, idler; a buzzing or humming sound; a remote control device; a male bee (v) to make a buzzing sound; to speak in a dull tone of voice syn: (n) bum, do-nothing (v) hum, buzz, purr ant: hard worker, workaholic Ex. Some students long for summer vacation when they can become drones and have to do nothing each day.

7. 6. goad (v) to drive or urge on (n) something used to drive or urge on syn: (v) prod, spur on, incite ant: (v) curb, check, restrain Ex. Each morning the boy had to goad the dog back into the house.

8. 7. indulge(v) to give in to a wish or a desire, give oneself up to syn: oblige, humor, coddle, pamper ant: deny, refuse Ex. The woman indulged in a piece of chocolate cake even though she was on a diet.

9. 8. ingredient (n) one of the materials in a mixture, recipe, or formula syn: element, component, constituent, factor Ex. I collected all of the ingredients necessary to make brownies.

10. 9. literate (adj) able to read and write; showing an excellent educational background; having knowledge or training syn: educated, trained ant: unlettered, unschooled, ignorant Ex. A high school graduate must be literate if he is to obtain a job.

11. 10. loom (v) to come into view; to appear in exaggerated form (n) a machine for weaving syn: (v) emerge, surface, hover, tower Ex. The nervousness loomed on the field as the last deciding pitch of the playoffs was thrown.

12. 11. luster (n)the quality of giving off light, brightness, glitter, brilliance syn: gloss, sheen, shine ant: tarnish, dullness Ex. The diamond’s luster drew all eyes toward it.

13. 12. miscellaneous (adj)mixed, of different kinds syn: varied, assorted, motley ant: identical, uniform, homogenous Ex. The television show Jeopardy asks miscellaneous questions.

14. 13. oration (n) a public speech for a formal occasions syn: address, harangue Ex. Mr. Russell gives an oration at Awards Day.

15. 14. peevish (adj)cross, complaining, irritable; contrary syn: crabby, cranky, testy, stubborn ant: agreeable, amiable, even- tempered, pleasant Ex. Since everything went wrong that day, the girl became peevish.

16. 15. seethe (v) to boil or foam; to be excited or disturbed syn: churn, simmer, stew Ex. I just seethe when my sister takes my clothes without asking.

17. 16. singe (v) to burn slightly (n) a burn at the ends or edges syn: (v) scorch, char, sear ant: incinerate Ex. You can singe the edge of paper to make it look antiquated.

18. 17. unique (adj) one of a kind; unequaled; unusual; found only in a given class, place, or situation syn: unparalleled, distinctive, singular ant: ordinary, commonplace, run- of-the-mill Ex. Winning the state championship was unique.

19. 18. upright (adj) vertical, straight; good, honest (adv) in a vertical position syn: (adj) perpendicular, virtuous ant: (adj) horizontal, prone, dishonest, corrupt Ex. The student was upright and refused to cheat even though her friends were doing such a dishonest deed.

20. 19. verify (v) to establish the truth or accuracy of, confirm syn: prove, validate, substantiate ant: disprove, refute, discredit Ex. The scientific study did verify the hypothesis.

21. 20. yearn (v) to have a strong and earnest desire syn: crave, long for, want Ex. Some students yearn for new books to read; they can’t wait to finish a book so they can start another.