Grade 7 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Drizzly

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If the weather is drizzly, it is raining in small light drops.

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Wept

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Past tense of weep ; to cry tears.

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Trudged

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To walk slowly with a lot of effort, especially over a difficult surface or while carrying something heavy.

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Famine

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A situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people, causing illness and death.

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Couldn't

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Short form of could not.

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Inertia

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Lack of activity or interest, or unwillingness to make an effort to do anything.

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Tendency

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If someone has a tendency to do or like something, they will probably do it or like it.

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Thus

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In this way.

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External

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Of, on, for, or coming from the outside.

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Resist

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To fight against something or someone that is attacking you.