7th Grade Chapter 9 Vocabulary

Ben had to ______ the stray dog from the busy road to his yard by offering it a piece of meat until he could find the owner.

• bicker

• extol

• lure

• nudge

We are _____ concerned about these developments.

• nudge

• prolong

• repel

• gravely

Synonyms for apologize or atone

• repent

• bicker

• bountiful

• coincidence

Synonym for adversary, challenger, competition

• devour

• extol

• thrive

• rival

Synonym for ample, lavish, plentiful

• coincidence

• bountiful

• nudge

• primitive

As Karen was daydreaming in science class about her camping trip this weekend, her friend decided to _____ her when the teacher was asking a question.

• devour

• extol

• nudge

• prolong

Antonyms of abbreviate, cease, halt

• designate

• devour

• prolong

• meddlesome

My neighbor is _____and has a tendency to poke his nose in everything I do.

• meddlesome

• repel

• primitive

• righteous

I ripped off the _____ mask, exposing him as a fraud

• thrive

• devour

• impostor

• coincidence

Synonyms for quarrel, quibble, squabble

• devour

• extol

• primitive

• bicker